Directed by:
Kasi LemmonsScreenplay:
Kasi LemmonsCinematography:
Amy VincentComposer:
Terence BlanchardCast:
Samuel L. Jackson, Meagan Good, Lynn Whitfield, Debbi Morgan, Diahann Carroll, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Roger Guenveur Smith, Lisa Nicole Carson (more)VOD (2)
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The summer I killed my father, I was ten years old... So begins Kasi Lemmons’s spellbinding feature debut, an evocative journey into the maze of memory, steeped in fragrant southern-gothic atmosphere. In 1960s Louisiana, a young girl (Jurnee Smollett) sees her well-to-do family unravel in the wake of the infidelities of her charming father (Samuel L. Jackson) - setting in motion a series of deceptions and betrayals that will upend her world and challenge her understanding of reality. Rooted in Creole history, folklore, and mysticism, Eve’s Bayou is a scintillating showcase for a powerhouse ensemble of Black actresses - including Lynn Whitfield, Debbi Morgan, and the legendary Diahann Carroll as a voodoo priestess - as well as a profoundly cathartic exploration of trauma, forgiveness, and the elusive nature of truth. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
Samuel L. Jackson
USA
Best movies:
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Django Unchained (2012)
Goodfellas (1990)
Meagan Good
USA
Best movies:
Think Like a Man (2012)
Don Jon (2013)
Eve's Bayou (1997)
Lynn Whitfield
USA
Best movies:
Silverado (1985)
The Color of Courage (1999) (TV movie)
Stepmom (1998)
Debbi Morgan
USA
Best movies:
Taxi Driver (1976)
Coach Carter (2005)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Diahann Carroll
USA
Best movies:
Goodbye Again (1961)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
The Split (1968)
Vondie Curtis-Hall
USA
Best movies:
Falling Down (1993)
Die Hard 2 (1990)
Mystery Train (1989)
Roger Guenveur Smith
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Final Destination (2000)
Lisa Nicole Carson
USA
Best movies:
Life (1999)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
Eve's Bayou (1997)
Victoria Rowell
USA
Best movies:
Dumb & Dumber (1994)
Eve's Bayou (1997)
Full Eclipse (1993) (TV movie)
Tamara Tunie
USA
Best movies:
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
Wall Street (1987)
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) (TV movie)
Jurnee Smollett
USA
Best movies:
The Great Debaters (2007)
Gridiron Gang (2006)
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)
Carol Sutton
USA
Billie Neal
USA
Best movies:
Down by Law (1986)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Branford Marsalis
USA
Best movies:
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
Eve's Bayou (1997)
Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
Marcus Lyle Brown
Best movies:
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Dead Man Walking (1995)
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Ethel Ayler
USA
Best movies:
The Bodyguard (1992)
Eve's Bayou (1997)
Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986)
Greta Valenti
USA
Best movies:
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
The Pelican Brief (1993)
Eve's Bayou (1997)