Eve's Bayou

1997, Drama, 1h 49m

57 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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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. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Over the course of a long, hot Louisiana summer, a 10-year-old black girl, Eve Batiste (Jurnee Smollett), discovers that her family's affluent existence is merely a facade. The philandering of her suave doctor father, Louis (Samuel L. Jackson), creates a rift, throwing Eve's mother, Roz (Lynn Whitfield), and teenage sister, Cisely (Meagan Good), into emotional turmoil. Eve, though, manages to find some solace with her quirky psychic aunt, Mozelle (Debbi Morgan).
  • Rating:
    R
  • Genre:
    Drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Kasi Lemmons
  • Producer:
    Samuel L. Jackson, Caldecot Chubb
  • Writer:
    Kasi Lemmons
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $14.8M
  • Runtime:
  • Sound Mix:
    SDDS, Dolby Digital, Surround
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Flat (1.85:1), 35mm

Cast & Crew

Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Eve Batiste
Meagan Good
Cisely Batiste
Samuel L. Jackson
Louis Batiste
Lynn Whitfield
Roz Batiste
Debbi Morgan
Mozelle Batiste Delacroix
Jake Smollett
Poe Batiste
Ethel Ayler
Gran Mere
Diahann Carroll
Elzora
Vondie Curtis Hall
Julian Grayraven
Lisa Nicole Carson
Matty Mereaux
Tamara Tunie
Narrator
Lola Dalferes
Lynette
Kasi Lemmons
Director
Kasi Lemmons
Writer
Mark Amin
Executive Producer
Eli Selden
Executive Producer
Julie Yorn
Executive Producer
Nick Wechsler
Executive Producer
Samuel L. Jackson
Producer
Caldecot Chubb
Producer
Terence Blanchard
Original Music
Amy Vincent
Cinematographer
Terilyn A. Shropshire
Film Editor
Jaki Brown
Casting
Robyn M. Mitchell
Casting
Jeffrey Howard
Production Design
Adele Plauche
Art Direction
Joanne Schmidt
Set Decoration
Karyn Wagner
Costume Designer
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