Hurricane on the Bayou (Blu-ray)
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Blu-ray Details
- Rated: Not Rated
- Run Time: 42 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: February 10, 2009
- Originally Released: 2007
- Label: Image Entertainment
Performers, Cast and Crew:
| Starring | Tab Benoit & Allen Toussaint | |
| Directed by | Greg MacGillivray | |
| Narrated by | Meryl Streep |
Entertainment Reviews:
85%
63%
Rating: 4/5 --
A classic 'before and after' document, terrific images of what was once there, actual footage of the storm itself, moving TV news coverage of the disaster and a conclusion that's more optimistic than it has any right to be.
Orlando Sentinel
The narrative is built one happy cliche at a time until the story of Katrina ceases to be about appalling environmental neglect, or the colossal failure of the federal government to manage a disaster.
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Washington Post
Rating: 3/4 --
The smart, classy Hurricane on the Bayou preaches an invaluable environmental lesson for children and parents: Don't monkey with the ecosystem without expecting payback.
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Boston Globe
Rating: 3.5/4 --
This is an often-moving film, but its approach to life in post-Katrina Louisiana is hopeful, even celebratory.
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Hurricane on the Bayou makes its points in a compelling, and moving, manner.
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Film Journal International
Rating: 2/4 --
Katrina will end up changing the entire South, from Houston to Florida, for decades to come, yet Bayou still insists on its upbeat gospel ending.
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Denver Post
Rating: B+ --
A convincing and entertaining argument for the importance of preserving Louisiana's wetlands.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Product Description:
A group of esteemed New Orleans musicians boat through the ecologically rich swamplands and bayous of Louisiana in HURRICANE ON THE BAYOU. Narrated by Meryl Streep, this picturesque IMAX documentary highlights the importance of Louisiana's shrinking wetlands, which provide vital protection against hurricanes. This point is made all too relevant by the destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina, an event that caught the filmmakers by surprise, and which the film uniquely captures in both its human and environmental costs. Rich with the vibrant sounds of New Orleans, this timely film features appearances by musicians Allen Toussaint, Tab Benoit, Amanda Shaw, and Chubby Carrier.
Description by Image Entertainment:
A powerfully moving large format film unlike any other, Hurricane on the Bayou carries audiences behind today's news headlines on a journey deep into the soul-stirring heart of Louisiana - before, during and after the unprecedented devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
Narrated by Academy Award®-winning actress Meryl Streep and driven by a rousing jazz, blues and gospel-fueled soundtrack featuring music legends Fats Domino, Aaron Neville, Dr. John and many more, Hurricane on the Bayou is both a haunting document of a storm's human effects and a compelling call to restore Louisiana's wetlands, rebuild New Orleans, and honor the place where America's most vibrant home-grown culture was born. Unfolding against the poignant backdrop of the most costly natural disaster in America's history, MacGillivray Freeman's IMAX® cameras follow a group of four musicians, both legendary and rising, as they explore the electrifying culture of New Orleans: speed through the beautiful, alligator-filled bayous on airboats; recount their heart-wrenching, personal stories of Katrina; and most of all, bring the focus to the rapidly disappearing wetlands that are New Orleans' first line of defense against deadly storms. The wealth, cultural vitality and very future of New Orleans depend on the preservation of these wetlands.
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