Eve's Bayou
What did little Eve see--and how will it haunt her? Husband, father and womanizer, Louis Batiste, is the head of an affluent family, but it's the women who rule this gothic world of secrets, lies and mystic forces.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Released
- 1997
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1997
Storyline
What did little Eve see--and how will it haunt her? Husband, father and womanizer, Louis Batiste, is the head of an affluent family, but it's the women who rule this gothic world of secrets, lies and mystic forces.
Top credits
Samuel L. Jackson — Louis Batiste
Jurnee Smollett — Eve Batiste
Meagan Good — Cisely Batiste
Lynn Whitfield — Roz Batiste
Did you know
• According to writer and director Kasi Lemmons, her cut differed greatly from the final cut released to theaters, which eliminated a major character from the movie.
• The film was selected by the Library of Congress in 2018 for preservation in the National Film registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
• Deborah Cox's music video for "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" was filmed on the main property, as its director, Darren Grant, was a big fan of this movie.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $14,842,388
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $3,287,846 (1997-11-09)
User reviews
Rich family saga with an interesting twist
A heavy but gripping film.
A movie as engrossing as a novel
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Digital, SDDS
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Black and White, Color
