Midnight Bayou

Midnight Bayou
Promotional poster
Directed by	Ralph Hemecker
Produced by	Gideon Amir
Written by	Nora Roberts (novel) Stephen Tolkin
Starring	Jerry O'Connell Lauren Stamile
Music by	Chris P. Bacon Stuart Michael Thomas
Cinematography	Anghel Decca
Editing by	Scott Richter
Distributed by	Lifetime
Release date(s)	March 28, 2009
Country	United States
Language	English

Midnight Bayou, also known as Nora Roberts' Midnight Bayou, is a 2009 made-for-tv movie directed by Ralph Hemecker, which stars Jerry O'Connell, Lauren Stamile, and Faye Dunaway. The film is based on the Nora Roberts novel of the same name. And is part of the Nora Roberts 2009 movie collection, which also includes; Northern Lights, High Noon, and Tribute.^[1] The movie debuted March 28, 2009 on Lifetime.

Plot

The film revovles 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
• Isabella Hofmann as Lilibeth Simone
• Alan Ritchson as Lucian Manet
• Faye Dunaway as Odette Simone
• Ashley LeConte Campbell as Josephine Manet
• Alejandro Rose-Garcia as Julian Manet
• Bianca Malinowski as Abigail Manet (as Bianca Malino)
• Chris Lindsay as Remy
• Ciera Payton as Effie

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 that the two are not that far apart in real life Vacherie and New Orleans are approximately 55 miles apart.^[2]

References

1. ^ 2009 Nora Roberts Movies Official website of Nora Roberts
2. ^ http://oakalleyplantation.com/about/movies+filmed+here/

External links

• Midnight Bayou at the Internet Movie Database
• Official website