Louisiana Story
Home Vision (1948)
Drama
In Collection
#8009
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037429163825
  7.2
1 hr 19 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Joseph Boudreaux The Boy
Lionel Le Blanc His Father
E. Bienvenu His Mother
Frank Hardy The Driller
C.P. Guedry The Boilerman
Director
Robert Flaherty
Robert J. Flaherty
Producer Robert Flaherty
Helen van Dongen
Robert J. Flaherty
Writer Frances Flaherty
Robert Flaherty
Frances H. Flaherty
Robert J. Flaherty
Cinematography Richard Leacock
Musician Virgil Thomson

Directed By Robert Flaherty

Nominated for an Oscar® and the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for its musical score, Robert J. Flaherty's last masterpiece is a visually stunning, lyrical tribute to a land and its people. Known as the 'Father of the Documentary,' Flaherty's poetic vision of nature and the human spirit fills every frame of this amazing film. Through the eyes of a young Cajun boy living on the Bayou, Flaherty tells a story of disruption and change when an oil rig brings industry into his pristine world. Listed on the National Film Registry as a national treasure, Louisiana Story has finally been restored to its original glory.
Edition Details
Distributor Homevision
Release Date 5/20/2003
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Standard 1.33:1 B&W
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Flaherty and Film, a Filmed Discussion with Frances Flaherty On the Making of Louisiana Story.
The Land, a Rarely Seen Excerpt From a Film By Robert Flaherty Commissioned By the USDA But Never Shown Publicly.
Study Film, Rare Audio Commentary From Frances Flaherty and Cinematographer Richard Leacock Concerning the Singularly Beautiful Opening Scene of Louisiana Story.
Hidden and Seeking, an Excerpt From a Documentary on Frances Flaherty