Among films essentially based in reality, however, it remains one of the most successful collaborations of all time, with an impressive amalgamation of talent in. Prica o louisiani je americki crnobijeli igrani film cesto pogresno navoden kao dokumentarni snimljen 1948. Louisiana story 1948 approved 78 min drama 28 october 1948 france the idyllic life of a young cajun boy and his pet raccoon is disrupted when the tranquility of the bayou is broken by an oil well drilling near. Ja the boy from louisiana story the lincoln repository. A young cajun boy named alexander napolean ulysses latour joseph boudreaux spends his time on a louisiana bayou.
Louisiana story 1948 feature drama video dailymotion. The intent is to instigate a dialogue regarding the relationship between the petroleum industry and human and ecosystem well being and to consider how a documentary project might contribute to citizen activism demanding stronger pollution. Louisiana story 1948 changes the movie database tmdb. The theme of robert flahertys semidocumentary is man versus nature, in this case the impact of invading oil prospectors on a young boys idyllic family life and his. The music by virgil thompson plays a much more important role than either the sparse dialogue or commentary in setting the mood and tempo of the. When was the last time baton rouge experienced a high temperature for the day of 32 or lower. Free wallpapers download of louisiana story movie, hero, heroine, etc. Although the events and characters depicted are fictional, it is often misidentified as a documentary film.
His voice is so emotional that even simon started to cry. Louisiana story is a look back in time to an era when people were part of their environment, not separate from it. The louisiana story is a lyrical evocation of the bayou country seen through the eyes of a boy. It was photographed on 35mm black and white film in 194748 with the support of the standard oil company. The film deals with the adventures of a young cajun boy and his pet raccoon, who live a somewhat idyllic existence playing in the bayous of louisiana. The boys innocent routine changes forever when his father signs a lease agreement with an oil company which brings a derrick into. Louisiana story was made in 1948 by that great documentary maker.
Cypress logging in louisiana circa 1925 part 1 of 2 duration. In this project, the current narratives are juxtaposed with robert flahertys 1948 louisiana story. The films will be shown once a month on sunday afternoons at 3 p. Louisiana story is a 1948 78minute blackandwhite american film. Virgil thomson gained a pulitzer prize for his score for robert flahertys film, louisiana story 1948, for which he wrote an hours music. Nominated for best story as well as for best picture, louisiana story won best documentary in the 1949 british academy. In 1948 he was engaging in american mythmaking, joining exotic southern louisiana, with its romanticized cajun dwellers, to the corporate. The idyllic life of a young cajun boy and his pet raccoon is. Through short film and essay, revisiting flahertys louisiana story examines both the legacy of flahertys 1948 film and the experience of these. The idyllic life of a young cajun boy and his pet raccoon is disrupted when the tranquility of the bayou is broken by an oil well drilling near his home. European explorers found their way to the region and inhabited the area very early relative to settlement of much of the rest of the continent. The film deals with the adventures of a young cajun boy and his pet raccoon, who. A young cajun boy spends his time on a louisiana bayou. Although the events and characters depicted are fictional and the film was commissioned by the standard oil company to promote its drilling ventures in the louisiana bayous, it is often misidentified as a documentary film when in fact it is a docufiction.
In many ways, it was a fitting beginning for an inherently slippery form, one. Louisiana story 1948 is a 78minute blackandwhite american film, directed by robert j. In 2006, a group of students at louisiana state university created short films revisiting the people and places of documentary maker robert flahertys louisiana story. Louisiana story, his final film and a personal favorite of another key figure in the series, robert bresson, a kind of bucolic idyll set to a buoyant virgil thomson score, follows a young cajun boy and his pet raccoon as they float along the bayou, threatened by the creeping menace of alligators that glide silently across the waters. Jc joseph boudreaux was chosen as a young by to appear in robert flahertys film louisiana story, louisiana story 1948 is a 78minute blackandwhite american film. His last is a lyrical tale of a cajun boy and his family whose lives are transformed by the arrival of an oil derrick on their bayou home. Louisiana story, composed in 1948, is probably thomsons bestknown film score, in fact one of the most popular of all his works. Louisiana story remains an enduring work of art for its sheer visual beauty, though some have argued its qualifications as a documentary, due to the manipulation of events depicted. Starting with its april 3, 1948 debut broadcast on shreveports 50,000watt kwkh radio station, the louisiana hayride helped launch the careers of numerous stars, including hank williams himself.
The louisiana story dvd 1948 all regions ntsc us import. Finde et bredt udvalg genren i musical,drama, komedie, adventure, krig, kriminalitet, romantik, fantasy, biografi, thriller, mystery, horror, scifi, dokumentar, western, action med. The innocent, routine life of a young cajun boy raised on the louisiana bayou. Louisiana story, as explained in flaherty and film, evoked some of the childhood memories of its director his father was a surveyor for a canadian mining company, and leacock describes how the edited footage follows the directors growth philosophy. As such, the film conveys an idyllic tone, peaceful, serene, with only the hint of the technological nightmare yet to appear. Louisiana story suite from the film score play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and. When he extracted a suite and the arcadian songs and dances from the score, these two works became his most frequently performed compositions. Ul lafayettes friends of the humanities and the college of liberal arts will offer a series of free films on campus. Total number of members who have this title in their. Starring joseph boudreaux, lionel le blanc, frank hardy a.
Louisiana story 1948 approved 78 min drama 28 october 1948 france. Flaherty chose the picturesque bayou country of louisiana as the setting for his movie, cast his story with locals, and shot the entire thing on location at a cost of. Lionel le blanc signs a lease agreement with an oil company which brings a. There he plays, fishes and hunts, worrying only about the alligators which infest its waters. Free wallpapers download of louisiana story movie, hero, heroine, etc is available in our gallery section. Revisiting flahertys louisiana story southern spaces. The story follows a young cajun boy boudreaux and his parents, who live in the bayou alongside a giant oil derrick.
Bresson greatly admired the unadorned, naturalistic films of pioneering quasidocumentarian robert flaherty. Virgil thomson louisiana story suite from the film. Clifton chenier cajun zydeco and swamp pop music download. Although the events and characters depicted are fictional, it is often misidentified as a documentary film, when in fact, it is a docufiction. Read the the louisiana story movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Louisiana story on imdb louisiana story at rotten tomatoes louisiana story is available for free download at the internet archive patricia a. Documentary film pioneer robert flahertys last feature is his most beautifully photographed work, but it also proved to be his most controversial as well.