Anne Rice's The Feast of All Saints Movie Review 2001

It's not about vampires. Rice's novel is set in pre-Civil War New Orleans among free people of color. They enjoy certain privileges of middleclass society while still dealing with class, race, and sex. Cecil St. Marie (Rueben) is the mistress of white plantation owner Philippe Ferronnaire (Gallagher). He makes certain promises to his children by Cecil--Marcel (Ri'chard) and Marie (Lyn)--which he fails to keep, thus causing family dissension. As the children grow into adults they face romantic and societal dilemmas of their own. Excellent cast does well by the sometimes melodramatic story. Title refers to the day for remembering the dead.

Distribution

Showtime Networks, Inc., 5120 E. La Palma, No. 103, Anaheim Hills, CA 92807, Email: customerservice@sho.com, URL: http://www.SHO.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 212 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Books to Film: Anne Rice, New Orleans, African America, Period Piece: 19th Century, Sex & Sexuality, Brothers & Sisters, Flashback

Screenplay

John Wilder

Cast

Robert Ri'chard, Peter Gallagher, Gloria Reuben, Nicole Lyn, Jennifer Beals, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Pam Grier, Jasmine Guy, Victoria Rowell, James Earl Jones, Eartha Kitt, Ben Vereen, Forest Whitaker, Bianca Lawson, Daniel Sunjata

Cinematography

Edward Pei

Director

Peter Medak

Music

Patrick Seymour