Local legend has it that the house is haunted, and with every passing day Declan's belief in the ghostly presence grows. He sees visions of days from a century past and experiences sensations of terror and nearly unbearable grief. But the days spent in total isolation in the empty house take a toll.
Ever since he first saw Manet Hall, he'd been enchanted-and obsessed-with it.ĭetermined to restore the mansion to its former splendor, Declan begins the daunting renovation room by room. Even though the film depicts the two locations as not that far apart, in real life Vacherie and New Orleans are approximately 55 mi (89 km) apart.#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts presents a novel set deep in the bayou of Louisiana-where the only witness to a long-ago tragedy is a once-grand house…ĭeclan Fitzgerald had always been the family maverick, but even he couldn't understand his impulse to buy a dilapidated mansion on the outskirts of New Orleans. The major "city" scenes were in New Orleans, Louisiana. The "manor" scenes were filmed at Oak Alley Plantation in Vacherie, Louisiana. The film was executive produced by Stephanie Germain and Peter Guber, who also 'e.p.-ed' seven other Roberts films for Lifetime in 20.
While living in the house, Declan begins to have visions from a century past and details of events that took place in the mansion. Lena was raised on the bayou by her grandmother Odette (Dunaway), and has her own deep connection with the manor.
Declan is also distracted by an undeniable attraction to Cajun local, Lena Simone. Local legends claim that the house is haunted, and shortly after Declan moves in, he begins hearing voices and seeing things. 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. The film debuted on March 28, 2009, on Lifetime. The film is based on the 2001 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.
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.
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