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www.filmcritic.com - : ''Memory is a selection of images, some elusive, others printed indelibly on the brain. The summer I killed my father, I was ten years old.'' This shocking opening line not only sets the tone but starts the galloping pace of the psychological thriller Eve's Bayou. It is the kind of line taught in writing school, a line that can sustain an entire story with its cool malice. more...
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rogerebert.suntimes.com - : ``Memory is a selection of images, some elusive, others printed indelibly on the brain. The summer I killed my father, I was 10 years old.'' With those opening words, ``Eve's Bayou'' coils back into the past, into the memories of a child who grew up in a family both gifted and flawed, and tried to find her own way to the truth. more...
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movie-reviews.colossus.net - : The bayous of Louisiana are a strange and wonderful place -- a world unto their own, overflowing with a wealth of story and thematic possibilities. Whether it's the heated mystery of The Big Easy, the nonstop action of Hard Target, or the gory scares of Candyman, the cajun state has attracted projects in search of a setting like no other in North America. It is here, amidst the darkly beautiful swamps, that first-time director Kasi Lemmons has set Eve's Bayou, a fascinating tale of guilt, consequences, and voodoo. more...
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