Black Film Spotlight
Little known African-American director (and actress) Kasi Lemmons helmed a little known 1997 movie called Eve’s Bayou. Starring some Hollywood’s finest black actors, Lemmons brought a polish, sophistication and mysticism to the screen rarely seen and mostly unmatched. Though Kimberly thought it only ‘decent,’ I and Roger Ebert called it “the best movie of 1997. ”
The movie’s most fascinating aspect is the exploration of the supernatural and intuition to find the truth. If you scratch the surface of any black family you’ll likely find rich traditions, profuse talent, ageless beauty and secrets, startling in their breadth and depth.
Samuel L. Jackson’s Louis Baptiste is a prominent doctor and philanderer. Lynn Whitfield embodies his wife, mother of his children, and an all-too-familiar contentedness to fill those role with few questions. Debbi Morgan is a revelation- cursed or blessed with an insatiable appetite for love and ability to see hearts and truth. Jurnee Smollett (Cosby Show, anyone?) is one of three Baptiste children, slowly awakening to her own special proclivities as her seemingly perfect Louisiana family unravels.
Playing her apparent superiority to her younger, fairer-skinned sister to devastating effect, Megan Good is great as Cicely Baptiste. Rounding out the sensational cast is Diahann Carroll as a local eccentric, Bradford Marsalis, Lisa Nicole Carson, Vondie Curtis Hall, and Roger Guenveur Smith.
How much of infidelity is an intoxication by power and influence? Why is jealousy emotional suicide? Is there love without truth and is truth always worth the cost? You’ll ponder all these questions after first asking, why haven’t I seen this movie?
Why, indeed? Enjoy!
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