Skip to main content

Support Mere Orthodoxy's 2025 Capacity Building Vision. Our goal is to raise $300,000 to be the leading voice of faithful clarity in a confused world. Join our Christian Renewal project.

“Their Eyes Were Watching God”

March 7th, 2005 | 2 min read

By Andrew Selby

Oprah Winfrey was intimately involved in bringing this novel by Zora Neale Herston to television, which aired March 6, 2005. It follows the life of a young black woman, Janie, (Halle Berry) through her relationships with three different men. She leaves her first husband because he is old and her second husband because he is not sensual and sensitive enough for her. The film was very well acted for a TV movie, though the scripting was poor. Still, for TV, it was above average.

Login to read more

Sign in or create a free account to access Subscriber-only content. 

Sign in

Register