13 October 1989 Factual, Music 84 mins
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.
Watch the official I Went to the Dance 1989 trailer in HD below or find more I Went to the Dance videos on Vidimovie.
Michael Doucet as Self
Clifton Chenier as Self
Marc Savoy as Self
Ann Savoy as Self
D. L. Menard as Self
Varise Conner as Self
George Broussard as Self
Chris Strachwitz Producer
Les Blank Director of Photography
Michael Doucet Original Music Composer
Maureen Gosling Editor
Chris Strachwitz Director
Les Blank Director
I Went to the Dance: The Cajun & Zydeco Music of Louisiana Trailer
J'ai été au bal [I Went to the Dance] Trailer
J'ai Été Au Bal/ I Went To The Dance Trailer
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Coco Dupree is a New York performance artist who makes a living dancing topless in a bar. There she meets a mob boss who calls himself God, a thug named Richie, and a kept woman named Desiree.
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