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Release Date:
7 November 1997 (USA) moreTagline:
The secrets that hold us together can also tear us apart.Plot:
The story is set in 1962 Louisiana. The big Batiste family is headed by charming doctor Louis. Though he is married to beautiful Roz... more | full synopsisPlot Keywords:
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8 wins & 14 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Jurnee on being a role model (From t5m.com. 3 November 2009, 9:54 AM, PST)
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Exquisite! more (205 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jurnee Smollett | ... | 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 | |
| Roger Guenveur Smith | ... | Lenny Mereaux | |
| Lisa Nicole Carson | ... | Matty Mereaux | |
| Branford Marsalis | ... | Harry | |
| Afonda Colbert | ... | Henrietta | |
| Lola Dalferes | ... | Lynette | |
| Marcus Lyle Brown | ... | Hosea |
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Rated R for sexuality and language.Parents Guide:
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109 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:R (certificate #35338) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:L (original rating) | Australia:M | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 | UK:15 | Canada:14A | France:U | USA:R | Spain:13Fun Stuff
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Jurnee and Jake are brother and sister in real life. moreGoofs:
Continuity: Eve puts 20 bucks she takes from her dad's wallet in her right pocket. In the marketplace where she pays Elzora, she takes the money out of her left pocket. moreQuotes:
Roz Batiste: Which one of your patients you going to see, Louis?Louis Batiste: Woman, go get your palm read and let me do my work.
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A Child With The Blues moreFAQ
Did Eve really kill her father?Did Cisely kiss Louis or did Louis kiss Cisely?
Who were the three men walking through the fog while Mozelle and Eve were talking on the porch?
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This was a delightfully good movie. Set in the Louisiana bayou country in the 60's, it is a wonderful story of a well-to-do black family caught up in family tensions that drive the plot but never overpower the family's love for each other. Infidelity, an over-protective mother, the psychic aunt's tragic loss of loves and a delicious dose of voodoo all make this a good watch. The child actress, Jurnee Smollett as Eve, delivers a beautiful performance with talent far beyond her years. Debbie Morgan is terrific as the fortune-telling wise, but cursed-in -love Aunt Mozelle.
Lynn Whitfield and Samuel L. Jackson are also superb as the parents whose complex and troubled relationship's problems spill over onto the children, especially the two daughters, Eve and Cisely. Cisely sees herself as a buffer comforting her father and trying to protect him from her mother whom Cisely sees as a rival for her father's affections. Eve bounces around amidst the angst of being a middle child and the desire to understand the adults' world. This definitely a movie to see. It's a shame that jewels like this get overlooked in the usual Hollywood hype machine.