Eve's Bayou
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| Eve's Bayou | |
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 The movie poster for Eve's Bayou. |
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| Directed by | Kasi Lemmons |
| Produced by | Samuel L. Jackson Caldecot Chubb |
| Written by | Kasi Lemmons |
| Starring | Lynn Whitfield Samuel L. Jackson |
| Music by | Terence Blanchard |
| Distributed by | Lions Gate Films |
| Release date(s) | November 7, 1997 |
| Running time | 109 min. |
| Language | English |
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Eve's Bayou is a 1997 drama film written and directed by Kasi Lemmons who made her directorial debut with this feature. Samuel L. Jackson not only starred in the film, but was also a producer. The film was rated R by the MPAA
Tagline: The secrets that hold us together can also tear us apart.
[edit] Plot
The story is centered around the Batiste family in 1962 Louisiana. The father of family is a charismatic doctor named Louis. Louis is married to Roz but still has an unwavering desire toward attractive female patients of his and has a philandering nature. His sexual encounter with married woman Matty is caught by his young daughter Eve who is pained by what she sees...and tells her sister. This moment triggers the rest of the story of deception, sex, and family.
[edit] Cast
- Jurnee Smollett as Eve Batiste
- Meagan Good as Cisely Batiste
- Samuel L. Jackson as Louis Batiste
- Lynn Whitfield as Roz Batiste
- Debbi Morgan as Mozelle Batiste Delacroix
- Jake Smollett as Poe Batiste
- Ethel Ayler as Gran Mere
- Diahann Carroll as Elzora
- Vondie Curtis-Hall as Julian Grayraven
- Roger Guenveur Smith as Lenny Mereaux
- Lisa Nicole Carson as Matty Mereaux
- Branford Marsalis as Harry
- Afonda Colbert as Henrietta
- Lola Dalferes as Lynette
- Marcus Lyle Brown as Hosea
