Belizaire the Cajun
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Belizaire the Cajun is a 1986 film directed by Glen Pitre
and starring Armand Assante
. It was 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, who becomes entangled in a violent conflict between Cajuns and the new Anglophone
arrivals to Southwest Louisiana.
Glen Pitre
Glen Pitre is an American screenwriter and film director. 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.-Filmography:...
and starring Armand Assante
Armand Assante
-Personal life:Assante was born in New York City and raised in Cornwall, New York, the son of Katherine , a music teacher and poet, and Armand Anthony Assante, Sr., a painter and artist. His father was Italian and his mother was Irish, and was raised in a devoutly Roman Catholic family...
. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's Official Selection. It is run at the Salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or.This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob...
section at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival
1986 Cannes Film Festival
- Jury :*Sydney Pollack*Alexandre Mnouchkine*Alexandre Trauner*Charles Aznavour*Danièle Thompson*István Szabó*Lino Brocka*Philip French*Sonia Braga*Tonino Delli Colli-Feature film competition:* After Hours by Martin Scorsese...
.
It chronicles the story of Belizaire Breaux, a village healer (traiteur
Traiteur
In French Acadiana, the term traiteur describes a man or woman who practises what is sometimes called faith healing. A traiteur is Cajun healer, or else a traditional healer of the French-speaking Houma Tribe, whose primary method of treatment involves using the laying on of hands...
) in Acadiana
Acadiana
Acadiana, or The Heart of Acadiana, is the official name given to the French Louisiana region that is home to a large Francophone population. Of the 64 parishes that make up Louisiana, 22 named parishes and other parishes of similar cultural environment, make up the intrastate...
in 1859, who becomes entangled in a violent conflict between Cajuns and the new Anglophone
Anglosphere
Anglosphere is a neologism which refers to those nations with English as the most common language. The term can be used more specifically to refer to those nations which share certain characteristics within their cultures based on a linguistic heritage, through being former British colonies...
arrivals to Southwest Louisiana.
Cast
- Armand AssanteArmand Assante-Personal life:Assante was born in New York City and raised in Cornwall, New York, the son of Katherine , a music teacher and poet, and Armand Anthony Assante, Sr., a painter and artist. His father was Italian and his mother was Irish, and was raised in a devoutly Roman Catholic family...
- Belizaire Breaux - Gail Youngs - Alida Thibodaux
- Michael SchoefflingMichael SchoefflingMichael Schoeffling is an American former actor, and male model, best known for playing Jake Ryan in Sixteen Candles, Kuch in Vision Quest, and Joe in Mermaids.-Early life & education:...
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- James Willoughby - Will PattonWill PattonWilliam Rankin "Will" Patton is an American actor.-Life and career:Patton was born in Charleston, South Carolina, the eldest of three children. His father is Bill Patton, a playwright and acting/directing instructor who was a Lutheran minister and served as a chaplain at Duke University...
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- Rebecca - Loulan Pitre - Sheriff
- Andre Delaunay - Dolsin
- Jim Levert - Amadee Meaux
- Ernie Vincent - Old Perry
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- Sosthene - Allan Durand - Priest
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