Louisiana Story (1948)

Note des utilisateurs:

7.7/10   

Réalisateur:

Robert J. Flaherty

Writers:

Frances H. Flaherty (original screenplay)
Robert J. Flaherty (original screenplay)

Release Date:

28 octobre 1948 (France)

Genre:

Drame

Plot:

A Cajun boy's life on a Louisiana bayou changes forever when an oil derrick begins drilling near his home.

Plot Keywords:

Bayou | Cajun | Louisiana | Alligator | Alligator Attack

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Louisiana Story makes an excellent finale for Robert J. Flaherty

Ensemble

Joseph Boudreaux	...	The Boy
Lionel Le Blanc	...	His Father
E. Bienvenu	...	His Mother (as Mrs. E. Bienvenu)
Frank Hardy	...	The Driller
C.P. Guedry	...	The Boilerman

Autre(s) titre(s):

Louisiana Story (France) [fr]

Durée:

78 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais | Français

Couleur:

Noir et Blanc

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Son:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Classification:

USA:Approved | Finland:K-8 | Germany:6 | Sweden:Btl

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Petit Anse Bayou, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Robert Flaherty Productions Inc.

Anecdotes:

Financed by Standard Oil Company with a budget of $258,000.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the opening sequence, when The Boy first spots the raccoon, his hair is neat. Then it's mussed. Then it's neat again.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment (1999)

Soundtrack:

Louisiana Story

Louisiana Story makes an excellent finale for Robert J. Flaherty

Under the heading "Louisiana" I checked this documentary called Louisiana Story by Robert J. Flaherty out of curiosity from my local East Baton Rouge Parish Library. Beautiful views of the state swamps as well as fascinating scenes of the oil rig that inhabits them dominates the film which depicts the adventures of a Cajun boy on a boat fishing and hunting alligators with his pet raccoon. His father occasionally comes along for the ride and they both have friendly relations with the workers of the oil well. There are some scenes of the mother as well. Great Pulitzer Prize-winning music scored by Virgil Thomson is beautifully performed by The Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra as conducted by Eugene Ormandy. Wonderful cinematography by Richard Leacock. Worth checking out as a depiction of late '40s Louisiana as well as the final film of Mr. Flaherty before his death in 1951. Update-4/29/07: The Cajun boy that starred in this film, J.C. Boudreaux, is now 73 and lives with his wife of 55 years, Regina, in a FEMA trailer in the town of Sweet Lake which is south of Lake Charles. They moved there after Hurricane Rita destroyed their home in Cameron. They had seven children who have provided them numerous grand-and great-grandchildren. Boudreaux still loves fishing. I found this out reading this morning's The (Baton Rouge) Advocate.