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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.
A young Cajun boy befriends the oil drillers who disrupt his bayou life in this documentary-style film by Robert J. Flaherty. Nominated for an Oscar, the film features a score by Virgil Thomson and a raccoon named Alexander Napolean Ulysses Latour.
- (2.2K)
- Adventure, Drama
- Robert J. Flaherty
- 1948-10-28
Louisiana Story. A 1948 film about a Cajun family cohabiting with the emerging oilfield Industry. This film has audio tweaking, Color tinting, and contains recent interviews at the end of this...
- 96 min
- 13.7K
- yang filo
Through the eyes of a young Cajun boy living on the Louisiana 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.
- Robert Flaherty
- Joseph Boudreaux
Louisiana Story. Released Sep 28, 1948 1h 17m Documentary List. 75% Tomatometer 16 Reviews 53% Audience Score 500+ Ratings Young Alexander Napoleon Ulysses LaTour (Joseph Boudreaux) is a Cajun...
- (16)
- Joseph Boudreaux
- Robert J. Flaherty
Jul 9, 2010 · Topics. Documentary, Drama. Publisher. Robert Flaherty Productions Inc. A young Cajun boy named Alexander Napolean Ulysses Latour (Joseph Boudreaux) spends his time on a Louisiana bayou. There he plays, fishes and hunts, worrying only about the alligators which infest its waters.
May 16, 2023 · In 1952 it was voted the fifth greatest film of all time in the Sight and Sound poll, but today it’s all but forgotten. What’s behind the changing fortunes of Robert Flaherty’s Big Oil-sponsored nature drama Louisiana Story?
