I Went to the Dance

Original title: J'ai été au bal

1989 ★ 7.7 84 min IMDb English Les Blank, Chris Strachwitz

Where to Watch

Criterion Channel

Overview

The definitive film on the history of the toe-tapping, foot-stomping music of French Southwest Louisiana. Includes many Cajun and Zydeco greats, featuring Michael Doucet and Beausoleil, Clifton Chenier, Marc and Ann Savoy, D.L. Menard, and many others.

Documentary Music