Standard oil funded the movie, and headlines proclaiming the oilmens skill at limiting collateral damage rouse snickers in contemporary audiences. This fivesession series explores regional culture through film over more than 70 years. Commissioned by standard oil, flaherty tellsthe story of a new rig going up in the louisiana swamp, and crosscutshis story with that of a young boys adventures there. The students essays are here should you have an interest in a close, holistic examination of the louisiana story. They range from the obvious french quarter to swamps, rivers, lakes, bayous, rolling hills, and historic homes large and small. According to modern sources, the film was rereleased in 1952 under the title cajun and was shown as a second feature with armand denis watusi. A big oil company comes to louisiana to drill for oil and disrupts the life of. Nanook was the debut film for director richard flaherty. Louisiana story was made in 1948 by that great documentary maker robert j. Barry ancelet, head of the department of modern languages at the university. Louisiana story is a documentarytype story told almost purely in camera terms. The museum of modern art department of film and video. Even so,the result comes closer to truth than most other filmmakers could everenvision.
Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. The film can be in english or french with english subtitles. None of that has much to do with the reality of the city, i am aware, and sometimes the dreams seem buried by car washes and minimalls, smog and traffic and urban wretchedness. 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.
Although the events and characters depicted are fictional and. Flaherty on allmovie documentary film pioneer robert flahertys last. 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. Must have a finished running time of not more than 25 minutes for a short narrative and 50 minutes for a documentary. Flaherty who was responsible for other outstanding documentaries such as nanook of the north, moana, man of aran and of course elephant boy. As the opening narration and credits of the project indicate, revisiting flahertys louisiana story had its genesis as a class project. Joseph boudreaux, the boy in the movie will melt your heart with his. Thomson looked to the folk music of the region and to the book french folk songs edited by irene therese whitfield. Through short film and essay, revisiting flahertys louisiana story. Richard romain and tommye myrick as young lovers in. Flaherty also picked a cast of amateur players to act out a simple story of a young cajun boy joseph boudreaux and his parents living in louisiana s magnificent bayou country almost sidebyside. I was awarded the louisiana filmmakers grant in 2012 and have been hard at work collecting materials and filming interviews. Revisiting flahertys louisiana story southern spaces.
Commissioned by the standard oil company, louisiana story is essentially a promotional film. It was photographed on 35mm black and white film in 194748 with the support of the standard oil company. Skilled talent and unique production venues make louisiana a top destination for the film industry. If you enjoy a good brew, make your way to downtown lake charles for the annual louisiana beer festival on saturday, september 26, 2020, from 15 p. Luisiana story, a flaherty film about a boy in the bayou country. The video was shot on location in louisiana in november, 2006, in abbeville, avery island, baton rouge, breaux bridge, broussard, lafayette, lake martin, maurice, port barre, and scott, louisiana. His last completed feature, louisiana story, may beflahertys greatest work. Meet six louisiana women who changed the film industry. The music that is provided is all nondescript 1950sstyle elevator music. That being the case, i wish i were a little more impressed with it. 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.
It has a slender, appealing story, moments of agonizing suspense, vivid atmosphere and superlative photography. See more ideas about movies, i movie and film movie. For a kid from downstate illinois, there was something enchanting going on down there there was the promise of not merely success and the fulfillment of lust, but even of. Nov 23, 2015 meet six louisiana women who changed the film industry.
Louisiana story 1948 is a 78minute blackandwhite american film, directed by robert j. 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. This beertasting event will feature over 100 different craft beers of the highest quality from a variety of american brewers. With its breathtaking landscapes and extraordinary cities, its no wonder plenty of films have been shot here. 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. Pages in category films set in louisiana the following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. Home visions dvd of louisiana story is a real beauty. Although the events and characters depicted are fictional, it is often misidentified as a documentary film, when in fact, it is a docufiction. 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 film. Louisiana story, flahertys final film, is a simple tale about a significant subject.
Louisiana storys documentary argument about what it. Story of a young cajun boy who makes friends with workmen who are drilling an oilwell in the swamp land of louisiana. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing louisiana story near you. Much as he did for nanook and for all his documentaries, to be frank flaherty directed more of a docudrama. Passacaglia and fugue the philadelphia orchestra diretta da. Nov 01, 2011 this feature is not available right now. As it turns out, this film can be paired with nanook of the north to serve as the bookends for a career. At the time, louisiana story was hailed as a masterpiece of film making. Comments not long before his death, legendary and influential documentarian robert flaherty completed this stunning film louisiana story, for the standard oil company of new jersey, and through the long production and editing seasons, he managed to create a work that shows both a culture in transition the life of an acadian family, and their land altered by the arrival of an oil drilling. The encoding is also excellent, retaining the textures of the careful photography, and all the detail in the verybusy bayou exteriors. Prica o louisiani je americki crnobijeli igrani film cesto pogresno navoden kao dokumentarni snimljen 1948. Flaherty on allmovie whatever questions attend robert flahertys last. At online optimism, we help you both craft your story and promote it to the right audiences. Louisiana story 1948 feature drama video dailymotion.
If all goes according to plan, the resulting fulllength documentary dancehalls of louisiana will be completed and ready to screen in 2015. The louisiana story is a lyrical evocation of the bayou country seen through the eyes of a boy. A big oil company comes to louisiana to drill for oil and disrupts the life of the plants, the animals, and the people of the bayou. Hallmark just released its jampacked schedule of 2019 holiday movies and the yuletide cheer starts early this year. Louisiana story, from the film louisiana story di robert flaherty 1948.
Flahertys lousiana story 1948, a portrayal of cajun life and the disruption an oil. Thomson was awarded the pulitzer prize in 1949, the first time music for a film was so recognized. Louisiana story is a 78minute blackandwhite american film. Louisiana story is a mostly visual film with very little dialogue. Story is a lighthearted fantasy that asks us to accept one small possibility, and promises us we may find contentment if we keep an open mind. Must be completed in time for screening at the 2020 new orleans french film festival exact festival dates february or march tbd.
Apr 27, 2010 revisiting flahertys louisiana story was selected for the 2009 southern spaces series documentary expression and the american south, a collection of innovative, interdisciplinary scholarship about documentary work and original documentary projects that engage with regions and places in the us south. The first film was silent, however, and filmed in morgan city, where the atchafalaya river basin was the closest to an african environment hollywood could get. Shooting in louisiana is cost effective, can be done practically all year long, and locations are diverse. Documentary film pioneer robert flahertys last feature is his most. Jul 19, 2017 excerpt from the ucla film vesves television archives restoration of robert j. A fine musical score by virgil thomson, performed by the philadelphia. His final film was 1948s louisiana story, and for many its flahertys finest work. Louisiana story 1948 has been restored by the library of congress motion picture broadcasting and recorded sound division. 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.
From the music of louisiana story, thomson constructed two suites for. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Louisiana consistently ranks in the top 20 among states with the greatest amount of filming activity. Also here is the land, a 22minute excerpt from a 1940 short flaherty directed for the u. 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. Its almost a kind of travelogue to a backwoods paradise, sans plot. Films in which a significant portion of the story takes place in the territory or state of louisiana.
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. His distant uncle raymond heacock pryce offers to absolve his debts under the condition that he agrees to live with him in halifax, nova scotia. But now in his louisiana story, which is his first film in more than six years, the father. An extensive 1998 restoration retrieved this honored film from deterioration, and the image looks great. Revisiting flahertys louisiana story was produced at louisiana state university lsu in 20067. The cajun culture was primarily rural and under significant economic stress. A great film can tell your organizations story in a way that images and text cannot. Flahertys last feature film, louisiana story is a portrait of a bayou boy and his relationship to his habitat and the oil derrick that has sprung up within it. Excerpt from the ucla film vesves television archives restoration of robert j. Copland take on cajun themes and performed by the philadelphia orchestra. Updated 4320 originally scheduled for may, the louisiana beer festival has been rescheduled for september. The healer is a story about a gambling, womanizing bankrupt electrical repairman named alex bailey cohen who is traumatized by the death of his twin brother.
Louisiana has become one of the top destinations in the world for motion picture production as filmmakers discover the benefits of welltrained and experienced louisiana based crews, worldclass production facilities and the highly appealing motion picture production program. These local women have paved the trail with hard work, dedication and a bit of patience. Louisiana story robert flaherty, 1943, 60 minutes sunday, jan. Researched, shot and edited in three weeks, the project included three professors, three graduate assistants, a visiting independent film maker and twelve students, with sponsorship by louisiana state. The film is not great drama, but the mystery and immense beauty of the bayou is authentic. A young cajun boy named alexander napolean ulysses latour joseph boudreaux spends his time on a louisiana bayou. Check out this behind the scenes look at bad boys for life.
The films rediscovery and restoration, leading to its belated theatrical debut this weekend. An excerpt from the introduction essay by james catano. In deep south when i was growing up looking back on sweetness looking back on the rough the sun goi. Louisiana story 2009 cast and crew young alexander napoleon ulysses latour joseph boudreaux is a cajun boy who lives with his family and his beloved pet raccoon in the louisiana bayou. The films wondrous, childseye view of nature is enhanced by the luminous blackandwhite cinematography and a pulitzer prizewinning score by virgil thomson. Movie louisiana story university of louisiana at lafayette. Until then thank you and best wishes, john sharp center for louisiana studies. Louisiana story cast and crew cast photos and info. Louisiana story 1948 approved 78 min adventure, drama. Recreated in at least 40 movies since the original, and made comically famous by carol burnett, the undulating yell of tarzan is an iconic sound known by adults and children alike. Louisiana story was flahertys last completed picture.
Want a career in film but not sure how to get there. As noted in hollywood reporter, in october 1948, film international of america acquired worldwide distribution rights to the film. A cajun boy joseph boudreaux and his parents live in the bayou with alligators and oil drillers. 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. Flaherty uses nonactors and places them in an extremely thin script that was somehow nominated for an academy award. Jenkinss tale of forbidden romance in louisiana, completed in 1982, opens at last. Louisiana story 2009 young alexander napoleon ulysses latour joseph boudreaux is a cajun boy who lives with his family and his beloved pet raccoon in the louisiana bayou. While flaherty romanticizes living conditions in acadiana and the arrival of big oil, residents were. When youre looking for video production new orleans has many options. Famous movies filmed in louisiana louisiana travel. When set against louisiana story, such a discussion makes clear that flahertys film is an aestheticized evocation of a rural, white, male culture on the verge of transformation. The story is told through the eyes of a 14yearold boy. Flaherty and starring joseph boudreaux, lionel le blanc, frank hardy.
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