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Eve's Bayou (1997)
Director: Kasi Lemmons
Cast: Jurnee Smollett, Meagan Good, Samuel L. Jackson, Lynn Whitfield
Runtime109 min
RatingR
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Summer heats up in rural Louisiana beside Eve’s Bayou, 1962, as the Batiste family tries to survive the secrets they’ve kept and the betrayals they’ve endured.
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Eve's Bayou, the 1997 film directed by Kasi Lemmons, offers a rich, atmospheric exploration of family dynamics and secrets in rural Louisiana. With standout performances from Samuel L. Jackson and the young Jurnee Smollett, the film blends drama and mystery, drawing viewers into the Batiste family's complex web of love, betrayal, and the power of memory.
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Eve's Bayou is a 1997 American Southern Gothic horror drama film written and directed by Kasi Lemmons in her feature directorial debut. 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. Following its premiere at the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival, it was released in theaters on November 7, 1997 to both critical and commercial success; it grossed $14 million domestically on a budget of $4 million, becoming the most commercially successful independent film of 1997. The unreliability of memory and observation function as important themes throughout the film.
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