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THE NEW ORLEANS FOUNDATION
FOR FRANCOPHONE CULTURES.
WORKSHOP
THE CINEMA OF LOUISIANA
A RETROSPECTIVE
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A SIX-WEEK WORKSHOP
EVERY MONDAY
STARTING OCT. 7
5:30 7:30 PM
Historic BK House & Gardens
1113 Chartres St
New Orleans
FILMS BY LES BLANK
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SPEND IT ALL
(1971)
A rich portrayal of the lives and music of the French-speaking Cajuns of Louisiana.
HOT PEPPER
(1973)
A thrilling musical portrait of Zydeco King Clifton Chenier.
ALWAYS FOR PLEASURE
(1978)
Documentary film by Les Blank about social traditions in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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FILMS BY GLEN PITRE
LA FIEVRE JAUNE
(1978)
It is 1897 and Louisiana is plagued by a devastating epidemic of yellow fever. Families are being separated and quarantined.
HUIT PIASTRES ET DEMIE
(1981)
During the Great Depression, shrimp prices spiraled down. Fishermen began to organize, families chose sides, and violence erupted.
BELIZAIRE THE CAJUN
(1986)
Film screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. It chronicles the story of Belizaire Breaux, a village healer (traiteur) in Acadiana in 1859.
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Select ‘Louisiana French Through Film’ on l’Union’s website.