Belizaire the Cajun

Plot

This inexpensive but effusively energetic film is set in Louisiana's Cajun country of the 19th century. Belizaire (Armand Assante), unofficial spokesman for his people, butts heads with local bigots who want to rid the area of Cajuns. Belizaire's former girlfriend (Gail Youngs) is now the common-law wife of the film's main antagonist (Will Patton), the son of a wealthy landowner. When Patton is murdered, the locals try to pin the blame on the rabble-rousing Belizaire. He confesses, but only to save his cousin, who'd previously been targeted for lynching. All plot pieces fall into place on the day of Belizaire's scheduled execution. Although an American film, Belizaire the Cajun was unable to get US distribution until it was showered with praise at the Cannes Film Festival. Visually, the film is a banquet, but the multi-dialect soundtrack can be very difficult to follow at times. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Cast

• Armand Assante - Belizaire Breaux
• Gail Youngs - Alida Thibodaux
• Michael Schoeffling - Hypolite Leger
• Stephen McHattie - James Willoughby
• Will Patton - Matthew Perry

Nancy Barrett - Rebecca; Loulan Pitre - Sheriff; Andre DeLaunay - Dolsin; Jim Levert - Amadee Meaux; Ernie Vincent - Old Perry; Paul Landry - Sosthene; Allan L. Durand - Priest; Robert Duvall - Preacher; Michael Doucet - Fiddler; Steve Broussard - Man at Gallows; Bertrand de Blanc - Man on Porch; Bob Edmundson - Head Vigilante; Charlie Goulas - Vigilante; Lauren Greene - Dancing Girl; Dennis LeBlanc - Father of Dancing Girl; Ken Meaux - Card Player; Craig Soileau - Card Player; Robert Earl Willis - Vigilante; Robin Wood - Vigilante; Brett Ashy

Credit

Deborah Schildt - Art Director, Miriam Lafleur Fontenot - Choreography, Donald Brooks - Costume Designer, Sara Fox - Costume Designer, Glen Pitre - Director, Paul Trejo - Editor, Michael Doucet - Composer (Music Score), Howard Shore - Composer (Music Score), Randall LaBry - Production Designer, Richard Bowen - Cinematographer, Gerald Hirschfeld - Cinematographer, Allan L. Durand - Producer, Glen Pitre - Producer, Sandra Schulberg - Producer, Glen Pitre - Screenwriter

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