{"product_id":"eves-bayou-dvd","title":"Eve's Bayou [DVD]","description":"Amazon.com\n\nActress Kasi Lemmons made an auspicious debut as a writer and director with this delicately handled, wrenchingly emotional drama, hailed by critic Roger Ebert as one of the best films of 1997. Eve's Bayou begins with ominous narration: \"The summer I killed my father, I was 10 years old.\" From that point the story moves backward in time and memory to Louisiana in 1962, when a young girl named Eve (Jurnee Smollett) witnesses a shocking act on the part of her womanizing father (Samuel L. Jackson). But what really happened? And can Eve be certain about what she saw when there is more than one interpretation of the facts? Less a mystery than a study of deeply rooted emotions rising to the surface to affect an entire family, the film has the quality of classic Southern literature, with layers of memory unfolding to reveal a carefully guarded truth. Barely seen during its theatrical release, this lushly photographed film deserves to be rediscovered on digital video disc. --Jeff Shannon\n\nProduct Description\n\nThe story is set in 1962 Louisiana. The big Batiste family is headed by charming doctor Louis. Though he is married to beautiful Roz, he has a weakness for attractive women patients. One day Louis is flirting with married and sexy Metty Mereaux, not knowing that he is observed by his youngest idealistic daughter Eve, who is there by accident. Eve can not forget the incident which is traumatic for\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1573623768\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1573623768.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Samuel Jackson|Lynn Whitfield|Jurnee Smollett|Meagan Good|Lisa Carson|Kasi Lemmons|Trimark Pictures\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Dvd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41448829091898,"sku":"DBV.1573623768.G","price":7.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1573623768-0.jpg?v=1780869262","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/eves-bayou-dvd","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}