Eve's Bayou (1997)
The secrets that hold us together can also tear us apart.
1997 · R · 1h 48m · Drama
Genres: Drama
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.
Director: Kasi Lemmons
Writers: Kasi Lemmons
Music by: Terence Blanchard
Cinematography: Amy Vincent
Editor: Terilyn A. Shropshire
Box office: $15M · Budget: $6M · Rated 6.5/10 by 157 viewers
Cast
Jurnee Smollett as Eve BatisteMeagan Good as Cisely BatisteSamuel L. Jackson as Louis BatisteLynn Whitfield as Roz BatisteDebbi Morgan as Mozelle Batiste DelacroixJake Smollett as Poe BatisteEthel Ayler as Gran MèreDiahann Carroll as ElzoraVondie Curtis-Hall as Julian GrayravenRoger Guenveur Smith as Lenny MereauxLisa Nicole Carson as Matty MereauxBranford Marsalis as HarryMore like this
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