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Eve's Bayou - Available Now On Digital! Samuel L. Jackson, Lynn Whitfield, Debbi Morgan, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Branford Marsalis, Jurnee Smollett, Meagan GoodS...
- 2 min
- 98.9K
- Lionsgate Movies
The film premiered at the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in theaters on November 7, 1997. The film grossed $14 million domestically on a budget of $4 million, making it the most commercially successful independent film of 1997.
Official Trailer. What did little Eve see and how will it haunt her? Husband, father and womanizer Louis Batiste is the head of an affluent family, but it's the women who rule this gothic world of secrets, lies and mystic forces.
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Nov 7, 1997 · 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?
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- Drama
- Kasi Lemmons
- 1997-11-07
The film premiered at the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in theaters on November 7, 1997. The film grossed $14 million domestically on a budget of $4 million, making it the most commercially successful independent film of 1997.
- Kasi Lemmons
Nov 7, 1997 · 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. In 1962, the Batistes are the premiere family in their district, living in a big old mansion surrounded by rivers and swampland.
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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.
