Search - Anne Rice's The Feast of All Saints: Part I / Part II on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Movie Release: 2001 DVD Release: 10/07/2003 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 3 hrs 32 mins Studio: Showtime Entertainment Members Wishing: 5 Genres: Drama, Period Film See Also: Anne Rice's The Feast of All Saints, Part 1, Anne Rice's The Feast of All Saints, Part II

Based on a story by Anne Rice, this made-for-cable miniseries explores the little-known phenomenon of the "Gens de Couleur Libres," or "Free People of Color," who lived in Louisiana at a time when slavery still held a stranglehold on much of the South. In 1822, it was not at all uncommon for attractive women of color to be retained as a "placage," a sort of "kept woman" who served the wishes of wealthy landowners, and after Philippe Ferronnaire (Peter Gallagher) enters into a loveless arranged marriage with Aglae (Jenny Levine) in order to curry the favor of her elderly (and very well-to-do) father Magloire Dazincourt (John Gilbert), he soon finds himself the father of two families -- one raised by Aglae, and another raised by his "placage" Cecile Ste. Marie (Gloria Reuben), a lovely bi-racial woman from Haiti. Philippe's son with Cecile, Marcel Ste. Marie (Robert Richard), is raised with the promise that, even though Philippe cannot officially acknowledge his parenthood, he will receive a first-class education in Europe, and Marcel finds himself travelling between the worlds of wealthy whites and economically disadvantaged Creoles in New Orleans. In time, Marcel falls in love with a girl of similar circumstances, Anna Bella (Bianca Lawson), but as fate would have it, her guardian, Elsie Claviere (Ruby Dee), has already arranged for the girl to enter into a "placage" with Vincent Dazincourt (Alec McClure), who happens to be Philippe's brother-in-law. Directed by Peter Medak, Feast of All Saints also features Ben Vereen and Ossie Davis. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Gloria Reuben - Cecile Ste. Marie
Peter Gallagher - Philippe Ferronnaire
Jennifer Beals - Dolly Rose
Robert Ri'chard - Marcel Ste. Marie

Based on the book by Anne Rice, the 2001 Showtime miniseries The Feast of All Saints comes to DVD from Showtime Entertainment. This two-disc set presents the complete three-hour miniseries with a standard full-frame transfer. Special features include interviews with director Peter Medak and actors Ben Vereen, Peter Gallagher, and Forest Whitaker. Also includes the featurette "The Making of The Feast of All Saints." This two-disc set is recommended for fans of the author's signature style ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide