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Friday, Jun 28, 2024
7:00 PM (115 mins)
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I Went to the Dance
(J’ai été au bal)
Digital Restoration
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In Person
This exuberant film on the history of the foot-stomping, toe-tapping music of southwest Louisiana features many Cajun and zydeco greats: BeauSoleil, Clifton Chenier, Michael Doucet, Canray Fontenot, and Marc and Ann Savoy. The film brims with tender affection for its subjects, the vitality of their marvelous music, and generosity of spirit.
FILM DETAILS
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- Color
- DCP
- 84 mins
Source
- Argot Pictures
Preceded By
Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of Cajun and Creole Cooking
Les Blank, Maureen Gosling, United States, 1990
Yum, Yum, Yum! explores the marriage of food and music that keeps the Cajun and Creole cultures of southern Louisiana “cooking with gas.” The focus is on musician, accordion builder, and Cajun cook Marc Savoy, accompanied by Ann Savoy, with food and music by “Queen” Ida Guillory and others.
FILM DETAILS
Print Info
- Color
- DCP
- 31 mins
source
- Janus Films
Event Accessibility
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