“As Summers Die (1986)”: A captivating drama set in the sleepy Southern Louisiana town of 1959, where justice and family secrets collide. Lawyer Willie Croft (Scott Glenn) becomes embroiled in a battle to protect the valuable land of an elderly black woman, Elvira Backus (Beah Richards), from the powerful Holt family—the town’s first family. Elvira’s claim to the land, gifted by the deceased patriarch Jonathan Holt, sparks a legal and emotional showdown. As Willie navigates the complexities of the case, he unexpectedly falls for Hannah Loftin (Bette Davis), Jonathan’s aging sister. Jamie Lee Curtis shines as Whitsey Loftin, Hannah’s spirited niece.

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