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Eve's Bayou is a 1997 American Southern Gothic drama film written and directed by Kasi Lemmons, who made her directorial debut with this film. Samuel L. Jackson served as a producer, and starred in the film with Lisa Nicole Carson, Jurnee Smollett, Lynn Whitfield, Debbi Morgan, Meagan Good, and Diahann Carroll.
Nov 7, 1997 · Louis Baptiste (Samuel L Jackson) is the local doctor living in a fine frame house with his fragile ex-beauty queen wife and three children including the film's narrator, 10 year old Eve (Jurnee Smollett).
Nov 7, 1997 · The story is told through the eyes of Eve Batiste, played with fierce truthfulness by Jurnee Smollett. Her family is descended from a slave, also named Eve, who saved her master's life and was rewarded with her freedom and with 16 children.
Eve's Bayou. A young girl learns some difficult lessons about truth, love, and fidelity in this critically-acclaimed Southern drama. 289 IMDb 7.2 1 h 48 min 1997. X-Ray R. Drama · Downbeat · Emotional · Sensual. Freevee (with ads) Watch with Prime. Start your 30-day free trial.
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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...
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.
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...
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: Directed by Kasi Lemmons. With Jurnee Smollett, Meagan Good, Samuel L. Jackson, Lynn Whitfield. What did little Eve see--and how will it haunt her?
