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, ... Read allWhat 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.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.
- Awards
- 12 wins & 17 nominations
- Julian Grayraven
- (as Vondie Curtis Hall)
- Director
- Writer
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- TriviaAccording 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.
- GoofsAfter the Batiste family learns with relief that the boy who was hit by the bus wasn't Poe and Mrs. Batiste tells Eve to go upstairs and tell Cisely that they can all go outside, a boom mic is visible at the top of the frame.
- Quotes
Mozelle Batiste Delacroix: Life is filled with goodbyes, Eve, a million goodbyes, and it hurts every time. Sometimes, I feel like I've lost so much, I have to find new things to lose. All I know is, there must be a divine point to it all, and it's just over my head. That when we die, it will all come clear. And then we'll say, "So that was the damn point." And sometimes, I think there's no point at all, and maybe that's the point. All I know is most people's lives are a great disappointment to them and no one leaves this earth without feeling terrible pain. And if there is no divine explanation at the end of it all, well... that's sad.
- Alternate versionsThe Criterion Collection Blu-ray release includes both the theatrical cut (running 108 minutes 45 seconds) and the director's cut (running 115 minutes 33 seconds).
- pswanson00
- Mar 11, 2005
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Box office
- Budget
- $6,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $14,842,388
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,287,846
- Nov 9, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $14,842,388
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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