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Sometimes, i feel like ive lost so much, i have to find new things to lose. In kasi lemmons film eves bayou, a work about family, love, and sex, about faith. Evesbayou50595x335 6 classic southern movies to watch. Eves bayou contains profanity, two pivotal sexual encounters, and some violence. Like an intricate puzzle, eves bayou reveals all the pieces that go together to make up the hazy and ever shifting worlds of truth and fiction, right and wrong. His two daughters, eve 10 and cisely 14, worship him and the movie is told by eves point of view. Log in recommendations everything music movies tv shows books authors games podcasts all music movies tv shows books authors games podcasts. Echoes of africa in to sleep with anger and eves bayou. 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. Silver 112 16 tensions heat up in a middleclass louisiana family when a girl witnesses her fathers infidelity. After watching it i realized that eves bayou is a spectacular movie.

Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose. In 1962, eve batiste smollett, named for the founder of their. Kasi lemmons keeps the focus of eve s bayou so fully, so intently, on the characters that the film plays like a quietly studied family drama. Shes headlined some of hollywoods biggest blockbusters including think like a man, think like a man too, anchorman. The wait is a mustread for any person considering marriage and seeking to discover the greatness life has to offer. In some sense, positive cinematic representations of louisianas swamps and bayous can be traced back to robert j. One night the child witnesses one of her fathers betrayal, but her sister cicely convinces her its only a game. Eve s bayou is riveting and captivating, leaving the audience engaged at every turn and begging for more of these characters by the end. His two daughters, eve 10 and cisely 14, worship him and the movie is told by eve s point of view.

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. Who we marry is the most important decision we make. There are many films made african american filmmakers that have more obvious african resonances than either to sleep with anger 1990, written and directed by charles burnett, or eve s bayou 1997, written and directed by kasi lemmons, but both films provide richly textured tapestries that show how african cultural threads have become densely interwoven into the very fabric of african. Based on the new york times bestselling novel from author zane comes addicted, the powerful, thoughtprovoking new film. Meagan good is an awardwinning actress, bestselling author, and producer. Eves bayou is a 1997 american drama film written and directed by kasi lemmons, who made her directorial debut with this film. Eves bayou by kasi lemmons jurnee smollett, meagan good. A child with the blues by curtis mayfield, terence blanchard, performed by. Eves bayou is riveting and captivating, leaving the audience engaged at every turn and begging for more of these characters by the end. Tully 2000, my louisiana sky 2001, the united states. It speaks to broadly defined themes that are staples of literature and art specifically the dimensions of familial grief and the roles of good and evil yet it is done intimately, always with an eye on the. If you like eves bayou you might like similar movies the family that preys, two can play that game, waiting to exhale, just married, love jones. Kasi lemmons eves bayou is an intensely emotional family drama that mixes elements of southern gothic with the kinds of characters and tensions that prevail in the plays of tennessee williams.

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. A sunday kind of love by anita leonard, stan rhodes, barbara belle, louis prima performed by etta james. Movies like eve s bayou if you like eve s bayou you are looking for thought provoking, touching and atmospheric movies about with dysfunctional family, infidelity, prophecy, murder, small town, all black cast and curse themes of drama genre shot in usa. Nov 07, 2017 christened the best film of 1997 by the late film critic roger ebert, eves bayou continues to leave a spellbounding mark on audiences on its 20year anniversary the film, written and. Eve s family seems perfect until she catches her doctor father more than just examining one of his patients and eve s tormented by the family secrets that come out. On africanamerican women in film, in eves bayou, for colored. If you like eves bayou you are looking for thought provoking, touching and. Eves bayou is emotionally loaded, beautiful, uneasy, powerful, and uneven. The opening scene of eves bayou is one of the most captivating opening lines i have ever encountered. Kasi lemmons changed hotels at the last minute to the mansions hotel on sacramento street, which, after seeing her debut film as a writer and director, seemed more suitable to her. Christened the best film of 1997 by the late film critic roger ebert, eves bayou continues to leave a spellbounding mark on audiences on its 20year anniversary the film, written and. Eves aunt and a psychic, reflecting on the violent deaths of her past lovers as she stares in a mirror.

Eve s bayou marks a striking feature debut for director kasi lemmons, layering terrific performances and southern mysticism into a measured meditation on. Even tree nymphs get the blues by molly harper, shadows by kristen proby, how to date your dragon by moll. 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. 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. Eve s bayou is a movie written and directed by kasi lemmons in 1997. It s a fascinating first film, and one of the best movies of 1997. Eves family seems perfect until she catches her doctor father more than just examining one of his patients and eves tormented by the family secrets that come out. Eve s bayou is a 1997 american drama film written and directed by kasi lemmons, who made her directorial debut with this film. The place is filled with odd trinkets and strange chotchkes it seems like a voodoo palace. Eves bayou is a modern masterpiece of southern gothic. Leaving progressively more and more threatening messages about what you were going to do to me when you did finally get a hold of me, he told her, signing off on the bottom. The wait is an easy read, filled with powerful gems for someone ready to begin living a life free of addictive behaviors that drain away selfawareness. Eves bayou is a movie written and directed by kasi lemmons in 1997.

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. Share the trailer now and be sure to see it in theaters october 10. Eve inherits her aunts strange ability of knowing things and being able. Plot eve batiste lives in eves bayou, louisiana, where her father louis is the local doctor and has sexual relationships with his patients, while her mother roz is a beautiful afrocreole woman. The best way to let hollywood know that we want these films family dramas such as soul food, and eve s bayou, and romance like love jones is to give them great box office numbers. Eves bayou remains a beautiful portrait of black identity 20 years later revisiting the films legacy on its 20th anniversary. The acting is topnotch as the story explores the interpenetration of the material and spiritual worlds.

Her bayou is lush and dark at the same time, perfectly complimenting lemmonss story. Swamps in literature, film, and folklore 64 parishes. Eve s bayou is emotionally loaded, beautiful, uneasy, powerful, and uneven. Eves bayou 1997 kasi lemmons synopsis, characteristics. The legend continues, stomp the yard and the critically acclaimed eves bayou. Meanwhile, eves aunt mozelle debbi morgan, who claims to have psychic. In an almost dreamlike louisiana setting, eves bayou provides an cinematic orgasm of eyes and mind. Jackson is a successful and wellliked doctor in an africanamerican community in louisiana. His wife, elena, is reading self help books and losing patience with her. Louis is a good father and an excellent provider, but he also has a way of attracting the. If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through. As the film begins, eve batiste played by jurnee smollett is one of the three children of louis batiste played by samuel l. A young girl learns some difficult lessons about truth, love, and fidelity in this criticallyacclaimed southern gothic drama. Jones, performed by louis armstrong, velma middleton.

I wish i could give it ten stars, i love it that much. Apr 28, 2019 sometimes, i feel like ive lost so much, i have to find new things to lose. Watch eves bayou online full movie from 1997 yidio. Hes a reknown doctor, hes got a beautiful wife, three children and lives in a superb house near the bayou. 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. Eves bayou 1997 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 a facade. Writerdirector kasi lemmons weaves an intricate story of love, death, and coming of age in the bayous of louisiana. Dont let the sun catch you crying by joe greene, performed by ray charles. Eves bayou is about a young girl eve and her family growing up on a bayou in louisiana. A 1997 southern gothic drama starring jurnee smollett, samuel l. Jackson, lynn whitfield, jurnee smollett, debbie morgan. Echoes of africa in to sleep with anger and eves bayou by. Lemmons and cinematographer amy vincent render louisianas bayous with more than a dash of mysticism and ambiguity.

Eves bayou, a gothic drama about an african american family in early 1960s louisiana, drew wide acclaim for its representation of the swamps around covington. Tully 2000, my louisiana sky 2001, the united states of leland 2003, the safety of objects 2001, nine lives 2005. The best way to let hollywood know that we want these films family dramas such as soul food, and eves bayou, and romance like love jones is to give them great box office numbers. Her bayou is lush and dark at the same time, perfectly complimenting lemmons s story. There are many films made african american filmmakers that have more obvious african resonances than either to sleep with anger 1990, written and directed by charles burnett, or eves bayou 1997, written and directed by kasi lemmons, but both films provide richly textured tapestries that show how african cultural threads have become densely interwoven into the very fabric of african. It, like eves bayou, is the kind of work that inspires other creations. Books like books similar to other books books like.

Eve s bayou is a modern masterpiece of southern gothic. Other girls eves age might withdraw into books or fantasy worlds, unwilling to face very adult matters, but she watches everything with a wary, often angry and judgmental eye. All music movies tv shows books authors games podcasts. Children should probably stay away, though more mature. Memory is a selection of images, some elusive, others printed indelibly on the brain. Silver 112 16 tensions heat up in a middleclass louisiana family when a girl witnesses her father s infidelity. If youd like to submit a post for one of your favorite hidden movie gems, please use the above template and email to me. Memory is the selection of images, some elusive, others printed indelibly on the brain. Originally, i was intrigued by this movie because of the tag line i heard on television ads for the movie, the summer i killed my father, i was 10 years old. She is the new york times bestselling author of the. Devon and meagan offer a transformative and honest blueprint to unlock.

Also im looking for a special horror gem to post on halloween day. Amazon second chance pass it on, trade it in, give it a second life. Children should probably stay away, though more mature teenagers should enjoy it immensely. Like an intricate puzzle, eve s bayou reveals all the pieces that go together to make up the hazy and ever shifting worlds of truth and fiction, right and wrong. Kasi lemmons eve s bayou is an intensely emotional family drama that mixes elements of southern gothic with the kinds of characters and tensions that prevail in the plays of tennessee williams. At its core, eves bayou is the story of eve jurnee smollett, a 10yearold middle child in a prosperous family, nestled in a creole community in 1960s rural louisiana. She also starred in deception for nbc and minority report for fox. The wait devotional book by devon franklin, meagan good. He s a reknown doctor, he s got a beautiful wife, three children and lives in a superb house near the bayou.

Actress kasi lemmons made an impressive entree into writing and directing features with eves bayou, a rich portrait of middleclass africanamerican life in the 1960s south. Join our community of taste explorers to save your discoveries, create inspiring lists, get personalized recommendations, and follow interesting people. Eves bayou marks a striking feature debut for director kasi lemmons, layering terrific performances and southern mysticism into a measured meditation on. Tenyearold eve batiste lives with her family in a welltodo black community in 1960s louisiana. In an almost dream like louisiana setting, eve s bayou provides an cinematic orgasm of eyes and mind. 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. 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. Nov 11, 1997 eve s bayou contains profanity, two pivotal sexual encounters, and some violence. All i know is, there must be a divine point to it all, and its just over my head.

Eve batiste jurnee smollett is a tenyearold girl whose father louis samuel l. 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. Ive seen this movie on cable many times over the years, but i still felt like i had to own it on dvd. Director kasi lemmons creates a movie that should be admired by greats such as spielberg and scorese. While cataloging a few movies i came across eves bayou and decided to watch it instead of shuffling tapes and dvds around.