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Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005)

Halle Berry , Ruben Santiago-Hudson , Darnell Martin  |  NR |  DVD
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (97 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Halle Berry, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Michael Ealy, Terrence Howard, Lorraine Toussaint
  • Directors: Darnell Martin
  • Writers: Written For Television By Suzan-Lori Parks And Mis, Based On The Novel By Zora Neale Hurston
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: November 29, 2005
  • Run Time: 113 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (97 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000AJJNMM
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,469 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Their Eyes Were Watching God" on IMDb

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Produced by Oprah Winfrey, this lush, yet earthy telefilm was adapted from the 1937 novel by Zora Neale Hurston. Set in rural Florida, the story begins several years after emancipation. Janie (a soulful Halle Berry) is a dreamy-eyed teenager, who never knew her parents. She was raised by the bitter Nanny (Ruby Dee), an ex-slave, who marries her off to an older man the minute she gets the chance. Mr. Killicks works Janie like a dog, but leaves her alone otherwise (he's abusive in the book). Then Janie meets the courtly Joe (Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Lackawanna Blues), who whisks her away from the muck to the black township of Eatonville. The two proceed to transform the town from a patch of dirt into a real community. Along the way, Joe becomes mayor and Janie a mere helpmate. Except for her friend Phoeby (Nicki Micheaux), the townspeople confuse her sadness for conceit and she ends up lonelier than ever. Twenty years later, Joe dies and Janie takes up with the younger Tea Cake (Michael Ealy, Barbershop). Much like the other literary adaptations with which she's been associated (The Color Purple, Beloved, etc.), this Oprah production boasts an impressive line-up of African-American talent, including Terrence Howard (Crash) as the covetous Amos. A mostly successful mix between suds and substance, Their Eyes Were Watching God, which premiered on ABC, was directed by Darnell Martin, co-written by Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan Lori-Parks, and graced with a classy score by frequent Spike Lee collaborator Terence Blanchard. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Product Description

Oprah Winfrey Presents THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD, the story of a remarkable and resilient woman's quest for love and fulfillment based on the best-selling book by Zora Neale Hurston. Academy Award(R) winner Halle Berry (Best Actress 2003, MONSTERS BALL) stars as the beautiful Janie Crawford, who embarks on an emotional and dramatic journey of self-discovery. Refusing to compromise in spite of society's expectations, Janie endures two stifling marriages until finally finding love in a passionate romance with a much younger man. In one of the greatest, most lyrical love stories ever written, Janie experiences all that life has to offer, from unbelievable triumph to unspeakable heartbreak. Be inspired again and again by this timeless story of passion, romance, and the spirit of true love. ~

Customer Reviews

It's one of those movies that you can watch over and over. E. larrieu  |  19 reviewers made a similar statement
This was a very good and well acted movie. Big Sistah Patty  |  10 reviewers made a similar statement
This is a timeless story of passion, romance, and the spirit of love I highly recommend this film. Jenny J.J.I.  |  7 reviewers made a similar statement
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66 of 69 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars No Tribute to Zora Neale Hurston February 14, 2006
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After reading the book, I watched the film. What a disappointment the film was. The filmmakers have taken a book that explores the differences between women and men as well as issues of race, prejudice and class difference, and turned it into little more than a formulaic romance novel. I note that most of the reviewers who rated the film highly had not read the book. I encourage you to do so. It is such a rich novel--far richer than the film. What the screenwriter has done is purge the movie of all the more difficult issues the book deals with. Gone is Mrs. Turner's discussion of race and her prejudice against darker-skinned people. Gone is Janie's jealousy as well as the explanation for Tea Cake's violence (of course, Tea Cake's violence is gone, too, because he's supposed to be the romantic hero; romantic heroes can't hit their wives as Tea Cake does in the book). Gone are the conversations on the porch of Joe Starks store. Gone is Nanny's explanation of her reasoning for Janie's marriage to Logan Killicks. It's really too bad that the production company didn't have faith in Zora Neale Hurston's story and felt they had to over-simplify it; I'm sure the audience could have handled it in all its complexity.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Their Eyes Were Watching God...NOT!!! February 3, 2006
Format:DVD
I didn't enjoy the movie because I expected it to be more like the book which was way more interesting. The book had so much more detail it gave more examples, more to imagine. There's a part in the book were it shows a Ms. Turner, but in the movie there was no Ms.Tuner. Another part is when he has to bury dead bodies it shows nothing about that in the movie. The movie cuts out a lot of parts that were in the book. Maybe if i would of just saw the movie it would have been better, but since I read the book first I expected more scenes.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD, is one remarkable story December 24, 2005
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THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD, is a remarkable story based on the best-selling book by Zora Neale Hurston. Halle Berry stars as the beautiful Janie Crawford, who embarks on an emotional and dramatic journey of self-discovery.

Set in Florida in the 1930's, Janie struggles to satisfy first her grandmother, and then the men in her life. As a half-black, half-white woman, Janie's life was one of new rules and boundaries, new borders and bridges. She is half black and therefore destined to live the life of a black, but she was also half white and she deserved the life of a white. But neither appealed to Janie Her sense of freedom and adventure shaped who she was and who she would become. Throughout this book Janie never gave up her search for love and happiness. And throughout her three marriages she gained a lot of positive experiences.

Her first marriage was to a man named Logan Killicks, and she gained many positive experiences from that marriage. She learned the valuable lesson "that marriage did not make love. Shortly after that she left Logan. She then married a man named Joe "Jody" Starks and she learned a lot from that marriage as well. She learned, for example, that money doesn't equal happiness. Also in that marriage Janie learned to "talk some and leave some." Some things were important enough to fight with Jodie over and some, well most, weren't. He always won the fights so only the most unique matters could or would be quarreled over. Her third marriage was to Teacake, and she learned a lot of positive things from that marriage too. What she learned was the greatest lesson of them all. She learned Love. How to give it, how to receive it and how to express it. She loved him so much that "her soul crawled out from its hiding place," and she was able to begin her dreams once more. She learned how to express her feelings without fear of what would follow them. All of the good, bad, and worse in Janie's life were worth something because she learned from it. She became who she was because of it. Without the hurt and the pain and the heartbreak, she would not have been strong, and had she not been strong, she would have died along side Teacake. But she didn't, she lived on, and though it is not seen that she loved again it was not shown that she didn't keep learning.

This movie has touched me all around and I am happy that I had purchased this DVD. This is a timeless story of passion, romance, and the spirit of love I highly recommend this film.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars good movie
I would have enjoyed the movie more if I had not first read the outstanding book by Zora Neale Hurston.
Published 16 days ago by Joseph
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Movie
This movie was great, The quality of the disc was excellent, no skips, hardly any wear on disc, overall happy with this!
Published 22 days ago by Anonymous
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Love:)
A story of a child that becomes a woman of courage and daring:) It took just the right man to bring out the best!
Published 1 month ago by Emma
5.0 out of 5 stars Video-Their Eyes Were Watching Good
This is real good movie to watch. You have to really pay attention when you are watching it. Will recommend to anyone.
Published 1 month ago by JUDITH OLIVER
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this Movie!!!
The book was an awesome read! When I was younger I was so excited about the book! I was just as excited to hear they would have a movie about it airing on tv. Read more
Published 1 month ago by SatisfiedConsumer
3.0 out of 5 stars Close to the novel
Halle Barrie makes the film worth watching. The book doesn't translate well to the film because the details of the book are so worthwhile for a reader to sense a woman's place in... Read more
Published 2 months ago by J. Flannery
5.0 out of 5 stars amazing wow!!!
Oh my god i love this movie an i cried an cried it hurt like hell cause i want a teacake like him!!! He will always be my fairytale lover my teacake!!! Read more
Published 2 months ago by Selena Ranaldson
4.0 out of 5 stars A movie that should be bought for your collection
Picture quality was excellent. Great actors. This movie took me back to a time that I can only imagine.Great for my collection.
Published 3 months ago by cincycindy
1.0 out of 5 stars Their eyes were waching God
I really can not rate tis product because It will not display - - -play the movie for me to watch...I sure would like to sent this item back and get another one.... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Sharon O'Brien
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this movie!!
Bravo!! great movie! I love how the story is told! It grabs you in, and you never want it to end!!!!
Published 4 months ago by Latisha
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