Feast Of All Saints (2001)

Anne Rice’s The Feast of All Saints is a tale set in 1840’s New Orleans about "free people of color", who formed their own class at a time when the predominant role of blacks in society was as slaves. The film focuses on the ordeal of one young man named Marcel Ste. Marie (Ri’chard), who searches for the truth about his heritage. As he finds his individual path into the future, Marcel is fully aware that he is a child of African and European descent, but his story is uniquely American.

IT'S ONLY ME, BUT:

I LOVED IT. REALLY LOVED IT. SO MANY GOOD BLACK AND MULATO ACTRESSES AND ACTORS IN IT. JUST WONDERFULL ACTING. A TRIPUTE TO BLACK ACTING. A LESSON TO ALL OF HOW IT WAS IN HAITI IN THOSE DAYS AND HOW IT WAS IN NEW ORLEANS AND PARTS OF LOUISIANA BACK IN THE DAYS OF THIS TIME PERIOD. AGAIN JENNIFER BEALS IS EXCELLENT IN THIS TIME PERIOD ACTING. JM May 31, 2008

Luving it all the way

I'm an avid reader of african american history and the history of New Orleans and Ann Rice has did it with this piece.. high five to you... I loved this dvd and the extras where they interviewed some of the characters in the movie. March 23, 2008

Just an OK from me!!!

For the most part, the movie stays true to the book with the exception of some sequence of events. Not the greatest acting performances and a very "Hollywood" interpretation. Frankly, I have never seen a better looking cast with all the beautiful people in this version. For dedicated fans of Anne Rice, stick to the book. For those of you who have a hard time reading Rice and translating visually, you may find this visual easier to grasp. December 16, 2007

We need more like this one

Coming from Creole heritage in Louisiana I was excited about this movie. The cast is stellar with excellent performances by all. I particular enjoyed Victoria Rowell, who in my opinion, was the only one who got the accent close. It is a gripping movie about placage. I definitely have to read the book now. I give this movie 6 stars. A must see! I do wish they would have filmed in New Orleans. It would have been 10 X better. August 21, 2007

Fabulous Movie

I love this movie. It depicts another aspect of Black history that is not discussed alot. This movie takes you into the world of the Gens de Colour Libre and reveals the pain and struggles that surround them. It gives such a fabulous aspect of how even the free color have had to strive. August 2, 2007

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