After a daughter witnesses her father having an affair, she begins a chain reaction that could tear her family apart.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jurnee Smollett-Bell | ... | Eve Batiste (as Jurnee Smollett) | |
| Meagan Good | ... | Cisely Batiste | |
| Lynn Whitfield | ... | Roz Batiste | |
| Samuel L. Jackson | ... | Louis Batiste | |
| Debbi Morgan | ... | Mozelle Batiste Delacroix | |
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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 | |
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Afonda Colbert | ... | Henrietta |
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Lola Dalferes | ... | Lynette |
| Marcus Lyle Brown | ... | Hosea | |
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The story is set in 1962 Louisiana. The Batiste family is headed by charming doctor Louis. Though he is married to beautiful Roz, he has a weakness for attractive female patients. One night Louis trysts with married and sexy Metty Mereaux, not knowing that he is observed by his youngest daughter Eve, who is there by accident. Eve can not forget the traumatic incident and shares a secret with older sister Cisely. Lies start to roll... Written by Anonymous
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The secrets that hold us together can also tear us apart.Genres:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
7 November 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Amores Divididos See more »Filming Locations:
Otis House, Fairview Riverside State Park - 119 Fairview Drive, Madisonville, Louisiana, USA See more »Edit
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Budget:
$6,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$3,287,846, 9 November 1997, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$14,821,531, 8 March 1998Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Narrator: Memory is a selection of images, some elusive, others imprinted indelibly on the brain. The summer I killed my father I was 10 years old. My brother Poe was 9, and my sister Cisely has just turned 14.
Narrator: The town we lived in was named after a slave. It was said that when General John Paul Batiste was stricken with cholera, his life was saved by the powerful medicine of an African slave woman called Eve. In return for his life, he freed her, and gave her this piece of land by the Bayou...
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Written by Buddy Scott & Jimmy Radcliffe
Published by Universal Music Publishing
Performed by Jimmy Radcliffe
Licensed courtesy of Chris Radcliffe
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Meagan Good and Jurnee Smollet appeared in Roll Bounce (2005). See more »Goofs
The movie takes place in 1962, but, there is a 1964 Ford sedan in front of the house in the opening sequence. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Narrator: Memory is a selection of images, some elusive, others imprinted indelibly on the brain. The summer I killed my father I was 10 years old. My brother Poe was 9, and my sister Cisely has just turned 14.
Narrator: The town we lived in was named after a slave. It was said that when General John Paul Batiste was stricken with cholera, his life was saved by the powerful medicine of an African slave woman called Eve. In return for his life, he freed her, and gave her this piece of land by the Bayou...
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I Pretend I'm Loving YouWritten by Buddy Scott & Jimmy Radcliffe
Published by Universal Music Publishing
Performed by Jimmy Radcliffe
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The first time I saw this film I rated it 8; the 2nd time it got a 9. There is much visual beauty in the film: a lovely, serene setting and many gorgeous women. The film focussed on the devastation caused by a father who could not resist beautiful women even though he loved his family. As the film ended, I was left counting the number of people who would have considerable guilt to deal with but the end was, nevertheless, very satisfying.