Eve's Bayou: Childhood as an Unreliable Witness

The genius of Eve’s Bayou (1997) is perspective. Memory is filtered through a child who senses more than she understands.

The camera drifts, overhears, misinterprets, just like Eve. Truth isn’t hidden; it’s fragmented.

The film reminds us that family myths survive not because they’re true, but because they’re useful.