Midnight Bayou
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Plot
The film revolves around Harvard-educated lawyer Declan Fitzpatrick (O'Connell), who impulsively gives up his settled life to buy Manet Hall, a newly restored plantation manor near New Orleans, which he has always been drawn to.
Local legends claim that the house is haunted, and shortly after Declan moves in, he begins hearing voices and seeing things. Declan is also distracted by an undeniable attraction to Cajun local, Lena Simone. Lena was raised on the bayou by her grandmother Odette (Dunaway), and has her own deep connection with the manor.
While living in the house, Declan begins to have visions from a century past and details of events that took place in the mansion. With the help of Odette, Declan and Lena realize that they are inextricably linked with Manet Hall, and uncover a shocking secret that has been hidden there for more than 100 years.
Cast
- Jerry O'Connell as Declan Fitzpatrick
- Lauren Stamile as Lena Simone
- Faye Dunaway as Odette Simone, Lena's grandmother
- Isabella Hofmann as Lilibeth Simone, Lena's mother
- Alan Ritchson as Lucian Manet
- Ashley LeConte Campbell as Josephine Manet, Lucian's mother
- Alejandro Rose-Garcia as Julian Manet, Lucian's younger sister
- Bianca Malinowski as Abigail Manet, Lucian's younger brother (as Bianca Malino)
- Chris Lindsay as Remy
- Ciera Payton as Effie
Production
The film was executive produced by Stephanie Germain and Peter Guber, who also 'e.p.-ed' seven other Roberts films for Lifetime in 2007 and 2009.
Filming locations
The "manor" scenes were filmed at Oak Alley Plantation in Vacherie, Louisiana. The major "city" scenes were in New Orleans, Louisiana. Even though the film depicts the two locations as not that far apart, in real life Vacherie and New Orleans are approximately Script error: No such module "convert". apart.[2]
References
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- Script error: No such module "If empty". at IMDbTemplate:EditAtWikidataScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:WikidataCheck
- Official website
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- 2009 television films
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- American romantic drama films
- Films based on American novels
- Films about reincarnation
- Films directed by Ralph Hemecker
- Films scored by Chris Bacon
- Films scored by Stuart Michael Thomas
- Films set in New Orleans
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- Films with screenplays by Stephen Tolkin
- American haunted house films
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