DVD
Louisiana story
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Full screen version.
Performers
Joseph Boudreaux, Lionel LeBlanc, E. Bienvenu, Frank Hardy.
Publication Information
[United States] : Home Vision Entertainment, [2003]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (ca. 79 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Series
Summary
A young Cajun boy living on the Bayou experiences disruption and change when an oil rig brings industry into his pristine world.
Notes
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1948.
Fully restored by the Library of Congress, The Museum of Modern Art, and the UCLA Film and Television Department.
Special features: Letters home: a composition of selected images and readings from cinematographer Richard Leacock's correspondence during the production; Flaherty and film: a filmed conversation with Frances Flaherty on the making of the film; Hidden and seeking: an excerpt from a documentary about Frances Flaherty; The land: an excerpt from a film directed by Robert Flaherty for the United States Department of Agriculture; Study film: audio commentary by Richard Leacock and Frances Flaherty over the opening sequence.