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Jul 22, 2022 · Louis Batiste (Samuel L. Jackson), the local town doctor with a special bedside manner, is a loving father and a philandering husband. His wife Roz (Lynn Whitfield) is forced to admit her family...
Sep 5, 2022 · Eve’s Bayou is a powerhouse in the Southern Gothic tradition, one whose influence is clear on future works in the genre like Lemonade, Queen Sugar, and Lovecraft Country.
The philandering of her suave doctor father, Louis (Samuel L. Jackson), creates a rift, throwing Eve's mother, Roz (Lynn Whitfield), and teenage sister, Cisely (Meagan...
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Eve's Bayou. The story of a 10 year old Creole girl growing up in a small town in Louisiana. 289 IMDb 7.2 1 h 48 min 1997. X-Ray R. Drama · Downbeat · Emotional · Sensual. Free trial of MovieSphere, rent, or buy. Watch with MovieSphere. Start your 7-day free trial. Rent. HD $3.99. Buy. HD $5.99. More purchase. options.
Rooted in Creole history, folklore, and mysticism, Eve’s Bayou is a scintillating showcase for a powerhouse ensemble of Black actresses—including Lynn Whitfield, Debbi Morgan, and the legendary Diahann Carroll as a voodoo priestess—as well as a profoundly cathartic exploration of trauma, forgiveness, and the elusive nature of truth.
“Eve’s Bayou” is a haunting drama of love, hate, guilt and sorrow, and is surprisingly more complex and powerful than expected. It freely drifts around emotional realism and magic realism via its distinctive Southern atmosphere.
78 Metascore. 1997. 1 hr 49 mins. Drama. R. Watchlist. In the sweltering summer of 1962, a prominent Louisiana family begins to fall apart, as a 10-year-old girl uncovers truths about her...
