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Louisiana Story is a 1948 American black-and-white drama film directed and produced by Robert J. Flaherty. Its script was written by Frances H. Flaherty and Robert J. Flaherty. Although it has historically been represented as a documentary film , the events and characters depicted are fictional.
- Robert J. Flaherty
- Virgil Thomson
- Joseph Boudreaux, Lionel Le Blanc, E. Bienvenu, Frank Hardy, Oscar J Yarborough
- Robert Flaherty Productions Inc. for Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey
Louisiana Story: Directed by Robert J. Flaherty. With Joseph Boudreaux, Lionel Le Blanc, E. Bienvenu, Frank Hardy. 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.
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- Adventure, Drama
- Robert J. Flaherty
- 1948-10-28
Louisiana Story was the first film that Flaherty, whom the New York Times called the "father of documentary," made following a six-year absence from the screen. His previous picture, The Land , was released in 1942.
- Robert Flaherty
- Joseph Boudreaux
Watch Louisiana Story with a subscription on Prime Video. Young Alexander Napoleon Ulysses LaTour (Joseph Boudreaux) is a Cajun boy who lives with his family and his beloved pet raccoon in the ...
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- Joseph Boudreaux
- Robert J. Flaherty
- Documentary
Apr 27, 2010 · Elemore Morgan, Sr., Gala opening of Louisiana Story, Abbeville, Louisiana, 1948. In 2006, a group of students at Louisiana State University created short films revisiting the people and places of documentary maker Robert Flaherty's Louisiana Story. Through short film and essay, "Revisiting Flaherty's Louisiana Story" examines both the legacy of Flaherty's 1948 film and the experience of these ...
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The story follows the everyday life of a young backwoods Louisiana lad and his pet raccoon. The boy spends most of his time fishing, hunting or exploring the area where he lives with his parents. He becomes fascinated when an oil rig arrives in the area. The rig workers are friendly and don't mind the the boy is poking his nose in here and there.