Cajun film

Accession No.: 
AN1.279

Cajun - Produced and Directed by Robert D. Clark
16mm film by CBC Ottawa

-Merlin Fontenot playing fiddle walking in woods;
-Aerial shots of bayous, towns, & oil rigs;
-Interview with Jimmy Domengeaux - state of French language in Louisiana, development of CODOFIL;
-French classroom scene - interview with teacher Marie-Claude Petrault;
-Children sing in French;
-Interview with Jan Lobelle;
-CODOFIL program coordinator;
-Street scenes with horse drawn wagon sales;
-Interview with Aaron Flegeance, St. Martin Parish school board;
-Car driving rural Breaux Bridge;
-Interview with Bill Clause and Tom Periou, bank executives about French usage in business;
-Mamou Mardi Gras courir- masked riders on horseback;
-Interview with Revon Reed, teacher and broadcaster- old world traditions;
-Mamou Mardi Gras street parade- Manuel's Bar- unknown band on bandstand;
-Gumbo
-Cemetery scene
-French names on business signs
-Interview with Leo LeBlanc, Quebec Government Representative about French and CODOFIL;
-Aerial shots of bayou and houses under credits

Media Type: 
Video
Collection: 
Ancelet
Subject: 
Louisiana; French; CODOFIL; Business; Mardi Gras; Foodways
Creator: 
Barry Jean Ancelet
Informants: 
Merlin Fontenot; Jimmy Domengeaux; Marie- Claude Petrault; Jan Lobelle; Aaron Flegeance; Bill Clause; Tom Periou; Revon Reed; Leo LeBlanc
Recording date: 
Saturday, January 5, 1974
Coverage Spatial: 
Louisiana
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
25:58
Digitized Date: 
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Original Format: 
16mm film
Digital Format: 
Video
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
48 kHz
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore