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Eve's Bayou (1996)
Released By: Trimark   Rating: R   In Theaters: N/A
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Studio: Trimark
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Kasi Lemmons
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: N/A
Home Video Release: N/A
Cast: Lynn Whitfield, Samuel L. Jackson, Jurnee Smollett, Megan Good, Debbie Morgan
Published ID: 7169
UPC: 031398674139, 031398822325,
Plot: A young girl learns some difficult lessons about truth, love, and fidelity in this critically-acclaimed Southern gothic drama. Eve Batiste (Jurnee Smollett) is a ten-year-old girl whose father Louis (Samuel L. Jackson) is a successful and well-liked doctor in an African-American community in Louisiana. Louis is a good father and an excellent provider, but he also has a way of attracting the ladies, and he's not inclined to turn them away. One night, the Batistes hold a party, and Eve, her older sister Cisely (Meagan Good), and their mother Roz (Lynn Whitfield) all notice that Louis is spending a great deal of time dancing with the same woman. Eve later spies her father and the woman in an embrace in the carriage house, though Louis unconvincingly claims that nothing untoward was happening. The evidence of Louis' infidelity takes a toll on the entire family: Cisely, who at age 14 is walking the middle-ground between being a girl and a woman, becomes sullen and confused about her new emotions, Roz takes out her frustrations on her loved ones, and Eve visits Elzora (Diahann Carroll), a voodoo priestess, looking for advice and possibly revenge. Meanwhile, Eve's Aunt Mozelle (Debbi Morgan), who claims to have psychic powers, arrives to stay with the family after the death of her third husband, though she isn't lonely for long after meeting the eccentric Julien Greyraven (Vondie Curtis-Hall). Eve's Bayou was the first project as writer-director for actress Kasi Lemmons; leading man Samuel L. Jackson also co-produced. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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sleeper
Added 8/15/2009

i've always liked dark movies with a twist and something magical or abnormal happening in the plot. Eve's Bayou is exactly the kind of movie you'll fall in love with if you like mystery, suspense, and the supernatural in your films. Though it's not a popular film - which I blame TOTALLY on the advertising, or lack there of, its very well done with surprisingly good child actors in the roles, everyone was believable in their part. I would recommend this to anyone.
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Good movie.
Added 8/3/2009

This movie is rich with undertones and thought provoking scenarios and the acting is excellent. I enjoyed it as much this time as I did the first time and I am proud to finally add it to my movie collection. Definitely one that I will watch again and again.
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A Masterpiece of Epic Poportion
Added 7/6/2009

I won't bore you by repeating some of the wonderful and precise acolades you've already read attributed to this brilliant piece of African-American Cinema, but I will prose one question: Why weren't Jurnee Smolett or Debbie Morgan considered for an Academy Award nomination for their BRILLIANT & GROSSLY UNDERATED performances in this film? They were overlook but Hallies' questionable performance in "Monster's Ball" is the yardstick by which all future African-American female actresses will be measured by...It just doesn't seem fair.
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I love this movie
Added 6/13/2009

I saw this movie in Tyler Texas when it first came out. You never see it coming. Everyone in the theatre were making Ooh's and Ah's. It isa great movie
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Added 4/12/2009

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sleeper
Added 8/15/2009

i've always liked dark movies with a twist and something magical or abnormal happening in the plot. Eve's Bayou is exactly the kind of movie you'll fall in love with if you like mystery, suspense, and the supernatural in your films. Though it's not a popular film - which I blame TOTALLY on the advertising, or lack there of, its very well done with surprisingly good child actors in the roles, everyone was believable in their part. I would recommend this to anyone.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Good movie.
Added 8/3/2009

This movie is rich with undertones and thought provoking scenarios and the acting is excellent. I enjoyed it as much this time as I did the first time and I am proud to finally add it to my movie collection. Definitely one that I will watch again and again.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
A Masterpiece of Epic Poportion
Added 7/6/2009

I won't bore you by repeating some of the wonderful and precise acolades you've already read attributed to this brilliant piece of African-American Cinema, but I will prose one question: Why weren't Jurnee Smolett or Debbie Morgan considered for an Academy Award nomination for their BRILLIANT & GROSSLY UNDERATED performances in this film? They were overlook but Hallies' questionable performance in "Monster's Ball" is the yardstick by which all future African-American female actresses will be measured by...It just doesn't seem fair.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
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