Eves bayou is an american drama film that was directed by kasi lemmons and released in 1997. Summer heats up in rural louisiana beside eves bayou, 1962, as the batiste family tries to survive the secrets theyve kept and the betrayals theyve endured. Eves aunt is the small towns physic and she has the ability to see and know all with only one problem, she is blind to her own life. February 24, 1961 is an american film director and actress, most notable for her work on the films eve s bayou, the cavemans valentine and talk to me. Eves bayou 1997 kasi lemmons synopsis, characteristics. Watch eves bayou online full movie from 1997 yidio. With her interconnected eves, lemmons shows how the past and present can. Tenyearold eve batiste lives with her family in a welltodo black community in 1960s louisiana. Oct 24, 2017 44 videos play all eve s bayou full movie nahanahajahajaha yahauahahahajar eve s bayou 1997 life is filled with goodbyes scene 811 movieclips duration. Eves bayou is an excellent drama chronicling the complex lives of a southern african american family rich in history, status, and money in the early sixties.
The differing ways the women in the family handle eves pronouncement of her fathers infidelities. Rent eves bayou 1997 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. March 20, 2016 tags eves bayou screenplay, eves bayou script, kasi lemmons post navigation. The batiste s are a welltodo southern family living in the swampy bayou lands of louisiana.
A black family drama in the bayou town posted on april 8, 2017 by kaist455 the opening scene of eves bayou is one of the most captivating opening lines i have ever encountered. But considering this is a film placed firmly in the hands of children, a gothic comingofage tale whats more, this theme takes on an altogether different, grotesque tone. Jackson plays louis, respected local doctor and head of the batiste family. The philandering of her suave doctor father, louis samuel l. A philandering husband, a beautiful long suffering wife, a favorite aunt who can see things, a lie and two budding young daughters caught in the middle. Watch eves bayou 1997 full movie free online streaming. Read the eves bayou movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Jackson is a successful and wellliked doctor in an africanamerican community in louisiana.
Though he is married to beautiful roz, he has a weakness for attractive female patients. Eves bayou is a modern masterpiece of southern gothic. I must confess that the movie drew my attention only after i came to learn that my late friendmentor roger ebert picked it as the best film of 1997. Am interested in viewing any of the homes or other locations in the covington area that were part of the filming of this drama shot in the late 90s. Eve s bayou marks a striking feature debut for director kasi lemmons, layering terrific performances and southern mysticism into a measured meditation on disillusionment and forgiveness. A young girl learns some difficult lessons about truth, love, and fidelity in this criticallyacclaimed southern gothic drama. Het droomdebuut van kasi lemmons 1961 begint met een onheilspellende voice over. But in the years since, the 64yearold went from star.
Dont let the sun catch you crying by joe greene, performed by ray charles. Watch eves bayou 1997 full movie free online streaming tubi. Jackson, creates a rift, throwing eve s mother, roz lynn whitfield, and teenage sister, cisely meagan good, into emotional turmoil. The film is about an african american familys encounter with a voodoo entity in louisiana in 1962. From the movie eve s bayou eve jurnee smollett wakes to find louis samuel l. Told from the perspective of 10yearold eve batiste over. Eve, though, manages to find some solace with her quirky psychic aunt, mozelle debbi morgan. Eves bayou synopsis favorite movie button overview. Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time.
Find out where eve s bayou is streaming, if eve s bayou is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. With those opening words, eves bayou coils back into the past, into the memories of a child who grew up in a family both gifted and flawed, and tried to find her own way to the truth. The namesake of eves bayou isnt the biblical figure but a slave, the founding mother of the town and the batiste family. Memory is a selection of images, some elusive, others printed indelibly on the brain. My initial reaction to kasi lemmonss stellar directorial debut was something like gratitude. Based on the new york times bestselling novel from author zane comes addicted, the powerful, thoughtprovoking new film.
Am interested in viewing any of the homes or other locations in the covington area that were part of the filming of this drama shot in the late 90 s. Writerdirector kasi lemmons weaves an intricate story of love, death, and coming of age in the bayous. Recalling the conjure woman in contemporary black cinema kasi lemmonss neoclassical revisioning of. She was described by film scholar wheeler winston dixon as an ongoing testament to.
Find out where eves bayou is streaming, if eves bayou is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. When his daughter eve witnesses one of his infidelities, louis status as a pillar of the. Eve, though, manages to find some solace with her quirky psychic aunt. Eves bayou 1997 is a drama movie starring jurnee smollett and meagan good.
Summer heats up in rural louisiana beside eves bayou, 1962, as. Although it received heaps of praises from critics and audiences when it was released in 1997, eves bayou has been rather obscure during last 20 years. 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 in 2018, it was selected by the library of congress for preservation in the national film registry. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Louis and roz s three children include luminous pictureofhermother cicely meagan good, 14. Eve s bayou is an excellent drama chronicling the complex lives of a southern african american family rich in history, status, and money in the early sixties. I have exhausted the topic of eves bayou beyond repair, but allow me to add another element to the conversation, one that makes this film extremely relevant in a way id never considered before. 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. While its certainly not the happiest film in town, it has enough bright moments to keep it from being a downer, and plenty of tremendous performances and direction to make it worth seeing. Steeped in creole folklore, magic, and mysticism, eves bayou is a scintillating showcase for a powerhouse ensemble of black actresses.
After a daughter witnesses her father having an affair. Eve s bayou is a 1997 american drama film written and directed by kasi lemmons, who made her directorial debut with this film. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. She was described by film scholar wheeler winston dixon as an ongoing testament to the creative possibilities of film. The family members include a ten years old daughter, eve batiste, her older sister cisely, their young brother, poe, the father, louis, their beautiful. From that point the story moves backward in time and memory to louisiana in 1962, when a young girl named eve jurnee smollett witnesses a shocking act on the part of her womanizing father samuel l.
Eves bayou by mrd2311 the exchange community the sims 3. Jackson is a popular physician in 1960s louisiana who has a beautiful wife lynn whitfield, a loving family and a weakness for women. Also on monday, the harvard film archive plays eves bayou 1997 the comingofage story of an african american girl. Jackson, debbi morgan, lynn whitfield, meagan good, and jurnee smollettbell in eves bayou 1997. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Eves bayou sets the dramatic piece in the heart of traditionally black and voodoo inhabited louisiana.
Your teams premium access agreement is expiring soon. A child with the blues by curtis mayfield, terence blanchard, performed by. Eves bayou is about a young girl eve and her family growing up on a bayou in louisiana. Writerdirector kasi lemmons weaves an intricate story of love, death, and coming of age in the bayous of louisiana. Jackson, lynn whitfield, and a preunderground jurnee smolett. Louis is a good father and an excellent provider, but he also has a way of attracting the. Renew now overviewdownload historypurchase historyinvoices boards sign out. The issues she portrays are ones that maybe many black individuals like to ignore andor avoid, and this film shows how maybe some of those people, both adults and children, cope with these matters, except portraying it through the. February 24, 1961 is an american film director and actress, most notable for her work on the films eves bayou, the cavemans valentine and talk to me. Jackson, lynn whitfield, jurnee smollett, debbie morgan.
With such a film under her belt, we expect to see many sensational features from this young talent in the near future. Feb 20, 2014 in the femaledominated eves bayou the women are sexually autonomous, not only welcoming but often initiating acts of passion. Eve s bayou is a modern masterpiece of southern gothic. Eves bayou is the story of the batistes, a creole family living in louisiana, thats rocked by the youngest daughter eves jurnee smollett discovery that her father louis samuel l. Jackson, jurnee smollettbell, meagan good, lynn whitfield. With those opening words, eve s bayou coils back into the past, into the memories of a child who grew up in a family both gifted and flawed, and tried to find her own way to the truth. Jackson stars in this seething and sultry slice of southern gothic thats also a key work in 1990s black cinema. Jackson is a popular physician in 1960s louisiana who has a beautiful wife lynn whitfield, a loving family and a. A beautiful, welldone, goodandgoodforyou movie with fine performances, although i probably wont need to rent it again. Bam membership go to the movies just once a month and a bam membership pays for itself. An intriguing glimpse into the land of the bayou through the eyes of a child. As the film begins, eve batiste played by jurnee smollett is one of the three children of louis batiste played by samuel l.
Eve inherits her aunts strange ability of knowing things and being able. I realize your accusations, however shocking and cruel, stem from some weakness in myself that allows you to believe the worst in me. Jackson, who executive produced the film, played eves shady father louis and he was already a bona fide star when eves bayou was released. Eves bayou launched the careers of jurnee smollettbell and meagan good. Eves bayou is a drama set in louisiana in 1962 that follows a wealthy and sophisticated creole family. Here was a story about a little black girl, told by a little black girl, that had. Eve batiste jurnee smollett is a tenyearold girl whose father louis samuel l.
Eves bayou g4e2n7 from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Told from the perspective of 10yearold eve batiste over the course of one explosive summer, the young girl uncovers some of her familys most frightening hidden truths which begins a chain reaction that could tear her family apart. The batiste family is headed by charming doctor louis. Eves bayou 1997 cast and crew over the course of a long, hot louisiana summer, a 10yearold black girl, eve batiste jurnee smollett, discovers that her familys affluent existence is merely. Eves bayou a dreamscape of sex and tragedy november 11, 1997 web posted at. Share the trailer now and be sure to see it in theaters october 10. Recalling the conjure woman in contemporary black cinema kasi lemmonss neoclassical re visioning of.
A sunday kind of love by anita leonard, stan rhodes, barbara belle, louis prima performed by etta james. One night louis trysts with married and sexy metty mereaux, not knowing that he is observed by his youngest daughter eve, who is there by accident. Eves bayou is a 1997 american drama film written and directed by kasi lemmons, who made her directorial debut with this film. Jackson, creates a rift, throwing eves mother, roz lynn whitfield, and teenage sister, cisely meagan good, into emotional turmoil. Jones, performed by louis armstrong, velma middleton. Jackson, the father, is a prosperous physician who treats the sick but also has a weakness for treating the town s lonely ladies. A young girl learns some difficult lessons about truth, love, and fidelity in this criticallyacclaimed southern drama starring samuel l. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.