Belizaire the Cajun [SEP] cast member
Belizaire the Cajun
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.
Cast.
- Armand Assante as Belizaire Breaux
- Gail Youngs as Alida Thibodaux
- Michael Schoeffling as
Glen Pitre
Glen Anthony Pitre (born November 10, 1955) 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.
He was born in Cut Off in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. He now resides in New Orleans and is a registered Democrat.
In his film "Belizaire the Cajun", his father, Loulan Pitre, Sr., played a role.