Eve's Bayou
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Eve's Bayou is a 1997 Southern Gothic drama film that explores family secrets, memory, and betrayal within an affluent Black family in rural Louisiana.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eve's Bayou canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eve's Bayou Context triple: [Meagan Good, notableWork, Eve's Bayou]
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A.
Precious
Precious is the given name of Precious Moloi-Motsepe, a South African physician, businesswoman, and philanthropist known for her work in fashion and development initiatives.
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B.
The Preacher's Wife
The Preacher's Wife is a 1996 romantic comedy-drama film starring Whitney Houston and Denzel Washington, known for its gospel-infused soundtrack and heartwarming holiday-themed story.
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C.
If Beale Street Could Talk
If Beale Street Could Talk is a 1974 novel by James Baldwin that portrays a young Black couple’s love and struggle for justice in Harlem amid systemic racism and wrongful imprisonment.
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D.
Poetic Justice
Poetic Justice is a 1993 romantic drama film starring Janet Jackson as a grieving young poet who finds healing and love on a road trip from Los Angeles to Oakland.
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E.
4 Little Girls
4 Little Girls is a 1997 documentary film by Spike Lee that examines the 1963 Birmingham church bombing and its impact on the civil rights movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eve's Bayou Target entity description: Eve's Bayou is a 1997 Southern Gothic drama film that explores family secrets, memory, and betrayal within an affluent Black family in rural Louisiana.
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A.
Precious
Precious is the given name of Precious Moloi-Motsepe, a South African physician, businesswoman, and philanthropist known for her work in fashion and development initiatives.
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B.
The Preacher's Wife
The Preacher's Wife is a 1996 romantic comedy-drama film starring Whitney Houston and Denzel Washington, known for its gospel-infused soundtrack and heartwarming holiday-themed story.
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C.
If Beale Street Could Talk
If Beale Street Could Talk is a 1974 novel by James Baldwin that portrays a young Black couple’s love and struggle for justice in Harlem amid systemic racism and wrongful imprisonment.
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D.
Poetic Justice
Poetic Justice is a 1993 romantic drama film starring Janet Jackson as a grieving young poet who finds healing and love on a road trip from Los Angeles to Oakland.
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E.
4 Little Girls
4 Little Girls is a 1997 documentary film by Spike Lee that examines the 1963 Birmingham church bombing and its impact on the civil rights movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Southern Gothic film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| character |
Eve Batiste
ⓘ
surface form:
Cisely Batiste
Antoine Batiste ⓘ
surface form:
Louis Batiste
Roz Batiste ⓘ
surface form:
Mozelle Batiste
Roz Batiste ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Amy Vincent ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
African-American family
ⓘ
betrayal ⓘ family secrets ⓘ memory ⓘ |
| director | Kasi Lemmons ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Trimark Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Terilyn A. Shropshire ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Louisiana ⓘ |
| genre |
Southern Gothic
ⓘ
drama ⓘ psychological drama ⓘ |
| hasNarrationBy | adult Eve Batiste ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
coming of age
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family trauma ⓘ infidelity ⓘ memory and perception ⓘ secrets and lies ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Eve Batiste ⓘ |
| musicBy | Terence Blanchard ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Kasi Lemmons' feature directorial debut
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portrayal of an affluent Black family in the American South ⓘ strong roles for Black women ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
Caldecot Chubb
ⓘ
Samuel L. Jackson ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1997-11-07 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 109 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Kasi Lemmons ⓘ |
| setIn |
Louisiana
ⓘ
rural Louisiana ⓘ |
| starring |
Branford Marsalis
ⓘ
Debbi Morgan ⓘ Diahann Carroll ⓘ Jurnee Smollett-Bell ⓘ
surface form:
Jurnee Smollett
Lynn Whitfield ⓘ Meagan Good ⓘ Samuel L. Jackson ⓘ Vondie Curtis-Hall ⓘ |
| timePeriodSetting | 1960s ⓘ |
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Subject: Eve's Bayou Description of subject: Eve's Bayou is a 1997 Southern Gothic drama film that explores family secrets, memory, and betrayal within an affluent Black family in rural Louisiana.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Meagan Good