The Feast of All Saints

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Based on a story by Anne Rice, this made-for-cable miniseries explores the little-known phenomenon of the "Gens de Couleur Libres," or "Free People of Color," who lived in Louisiana at a time when slavery still held a stranglehold on much of the South. In 1822, it was not at all uncommon for attractive women of color to be retained as a "placage," a sort of "kept woman" who served the wishes of wealthy landowners, and after Philippe Ferronnaire (Peter Gallagher) enters into a loveless arranged marriage with Aglae (Jenny Levine) in order to curry the favor of her elderly (and very well-to-do) father Magloire Dazincourt (John Gilbert), he soon finds himself the father of two families -- one raised by Aglae, and another raised by his "placage" Cecile Ste. Marie (Gloria Reuben), a lovely bi-racial woman from Haiti. Philippe's son with Cecile, Marcel Ste. Marie (Robert Richard), is raised with the promise that, even though Philippe cannot officially acknowledge his parenthood, he will receive a first-class education in Europe, and Marcel finds himself travelling between the worlds of wealthy whites and economically disadvantaged Creoles in New Orleans. In time, Marcel falls in love with a girl of similar circumstances, Anna Bella (Bianca Lawson), but as fate would have it, her guardian, Elsie Claviere (Ruby Dee), has already arranged for the girl to enter into a "placage" with Vincent Dazincourt (Alec McClure), who happens to be Philippe's brother-in-law. Directed by Peter Medak, Feast of All Saints also features Ben Vereen and Ossie Davis.

Rating:

R
Genre:

Drama, Television
Directed By:

Peter Medak
In Theaters:

Nov 11, 2001 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Oct 7, 2003
Runtime:

105 minutes

Cast

Peter Gallagher
as Philippe Ferronaire

Gloria Reuben
as Cecile Ste. Marie

Nicole Lyn
as Marie Ste. Marie

Robert Ri'chard
as Marcel Ste. Marie

Ossie Davis
as Jean-Jacques

Jennifer Beals
as Dolly Rose

Jenny Levine
as Aglae Dazincourt

Ruby Dee
as Elsie Claviere

Pam Grier
as Suzette Lermontant

Jasmine Guy
as Juliet Mercier

Ben Vereen
as Rudolphe Lermontant

James Earl Jones
as Older Marcel

Jason Olive
as Richard Lermontant

Eartha Kitt
as Lola Dede

Bianca Lawson
as Anna Bella Monroe

George Seremba
as Felix

Walter Borden
as Grandpere Lermontant

Forest Whitaker
as Daguerreotypist Picard

Richard Eden
as Robert Beauchamp

Clive Revill
as Notary Jacquemine

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Critic Reviews for The Feast of All Saints

All Critics (2) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (1)

Bianca Lawson is a wonderful find as Marcel's love Anna Bella, but the standout perf is that of Jennifer Beals as Dolly Rose, a prostitute who turns out to be more compassionate and maternal than Cecil.

November 6, 2018 | Full Review…

Laura Fries
Variety
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... turns a fascinating subject -- the "free people of color" in New Orleans in the 1840s -- into a heavy-breathing costume drama...

February 2, 2018 | Full Review…

John Leonard
New York Magazine/Vulture
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