Fully restored in 5K and re-released for its 35th anniversary, Les Blank's lesser-seen feature on the music and culture of Southern Louisiana is just as gleeful and fascinating as his other films. I Went to the Dance (J'ai été au bal) is the seminal film on the history of the foot-stomping, toe-tapping music of French Southwest Louisiana and features many Cajun and Zydeco greats, Michael Doucet, BeauSoleil, Clifton Chenier, Canray Fontenont, Marc and Ann Savoy, D.L. Menard, Boozoo Chavis and many more.
I Went to the Dance (J'ai été au bal) celebrates the music of Southwest Louisiana. Blank, Strachwitz and Gosling's film brims with tender affection for its subjects, the vitality of their marvelous music, and a generosity of spirit.
In English and French with English subtitles.
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