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Crooklyn
Why this pick
Another exquisitely subjective childhood portrait, it shares Eve's Bayou's sensuous period detail and ability to hold adult conflict at the edge of a young girl's understanding.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1997 1h 48m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
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.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Diahann Carroll
Elzora
Victoria Rowell
Stevie Hobbs
Jake Smollett
Poe Batiste
Ethel Ayler
Gran Mere
Branford Marsalis
Harry
Tamara Tunie
Narrator (voice)
Ron Flagge
Vendor
Allen Toussaint
Proprietor