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'Louisiana' is a 1984 Franco - Italian - Canadian film directed by Philippe de Broca. The film score was composed by Claude Bolling.
Synopsis
The action is located in Louisiana in the mid-nineteenth century. Virginia will fight to get possession of the Bagatelle estate after it was lost during the American Civil War.
Cast
* Margot Kidder as Virginia Tregan
* Ian Charleson as Clarence Dandridge
* Andra Ferrol as Mignette
* Lloyd Bochner as Adrien Damvillier
* Victor Lanoux as Charles de Vigors
* Len Cariou as Oswald
* Hilly Hicks as Brent
* Raymond Pellegrin as Morley
* Ken Pogue as Dr. Murphy
* Akosua Busia as Ivy
* Corinne Marchand as Anne McGregor
* James Bearden as Percy Templeton
* Larry Lewis as Adrien II
* Wayne Best as Major McGregor
* Ron L. Lewis as Pierre Damvillier
* Angus MacInnes as Albert
* Alex Liggett as Adrien II, Child
* Matthew Breeding as Pierre, Child
* Scott Burnelle as Fabian
* Kellie Brasselle as Julie
* Tara Winder as Ivy, Child
* Mark Polley as Adrien McGregor I
* Timothy Patterson as Joe "Little Joe"
* Michael J. Reynolds as General Bank
* Ron Cural as Bradley
* Pat Perkins as Nella
* Becki Davis as Betty Templeton
* Valerian Smith as Theodore
Production
As an international co-production, the making of 'Louisiana' required an international cast and crew. The Hungarian-born Canadian John Kemeny was responsible for the overall production. The original French director was Jacques Demy who was replaced by Philippe de Broca, also from France,[Martin Knelman (1987), 'Home Movies: Tales from the Canadian film world', Toronto: Key Porter Books,] assisted by Emmanuel Gust. Financing of the $13 million production included pre-sale to television as a six-hour miniseries (on HBO). Because it was also intended for international theatrical release, two different scripts were used, meaning some characters appearing in the mini-series did not appear in the film.[
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The screenplay was by Dominique Fabre, Chuck Israel, John Melson, tienne Prier, based on the first two novels of Maurice Denuzire's six-volume Louisiane suite, "Louisiane" (1977) and "Fausse-Rivire" (1979).
It was filmed in and around Nottoway Plantation house outside New Orleans. The production was plagued by problems, including a near hurricane which caused delays, and the Mississippi River, which overflowed and destroyed a large outdoor set.[
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Production credits
Artistic direction: Ivo Cristante, Randy Moore
Sets: John McAdam
Costumes: John Hay
Photography: Michel Brault
Poster: Yves Thos
Sound: Jean-Charles Ruault
Editing: Henri Lano
Music: Claude Bolling
Associate production company: Gabriel Boustani
Executive producers: Denis Heroux, John Kemeny
Production company :
*France A2 Movies
*Espagne Filmax
*Canada International Cinema Corporation
*Italie Radio Televisione Italiana
Distribution: Parafrance
Original language: French and English
Format: colour - 35 mm - 1.37: 1 - Mono sound
Genre : historical film
Duration: 187 minutes
Release dates: France : January 22 , 1984
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