Belizaire the Cajun
1986
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Glen Anthony Pitre (born November 10, 1955) is an American screenwriter and film director. He has written nine films since 1986. He has written nine films since 1986. His debut film Belizaire the Cajun was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival .
Glen Pitre. Writer: The Scoundrel's Wife. Born at Cut Off, Louisiana, Glen Pitre worked his way through Harvard by fishing shrimps each summer. By age 25, American Film magazine dubbed him "father of the Cajun film" as his low-budget, local dialect costume dramas broke house records in bayou country cinemas.
- Writer, Producer, Director
- November 10, 1955
- Glen Pitre
glen Pitre. When not aboard the family’s leaky shrimp boat, Glen Pitre grew up in the Cajun town of Cut Off, Louisiana, went to Harvard on scholarship, graduated with honors, then immediately scooted back down the bayou determined to make his living as a storyteller.
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Glen Pitre has come a long way from his Lafourche Parish roots. A native of Cut Off, Pitre is a Harvard alumnus who has carved out a distinguished career in books and films.
Glen Pitre. Writer: The Scoundrel's Wife. Born at Cut Off, Louisiana, Glen Pitre worked his way through Harvard by fishing shrimps each summer. By age 25, American Film magazine dubbed him "father of the Cajun film" as his low-budget, local dialect costume dramas broke house records in bayou country cinemas. With the help of the Sundance Institute, his internationally-lauded 1986 Belizaire the ...
- November 10, 1955
Feb 17, 2023 · Feb 17, 2023. Share. B orn and raised far from the centers of power in the movie industry, writer-director Glen Pitre began his career in the 1980s as a DIY filmmaker, showing his homemade productions to audiences in his native Louisiana. But when a powerful new organization called the Sundance Institute got its hands on one of his screenplays ...
Glen Pitre's 1998 documentary film "Good for What Ails You" is a treasure that explores the world of traiteurs- faith healers from Cajun, Creole, and Native American traditions in Louisiana. We're happy to be the repository for all of the film's raw materials.
- 2 min
- 350
- Center for Louisiana Studies
