Feature-length documentary filmed in three locations as far apart as possible: Louisiana, Acadia and Quebec, but where Le reel du pendu is played – a musical piece performed on the violin, harmonica and guitar or the accordion for over two hundred years. Through this improvised music of a death row inmate, the spectator is invited to discover for himself “the sound of the French in America”.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- ONF | NFB
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Top Cast
Isom Fontenot as harmonica
Dennis McGhee as violin
S.D Courville as violin
Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin as accordionist
Majorique Duguay as singer
Top Crew
André Gladu · Director
Alain Dostie · Cinematographer
Thomas Vámos · Cinematographer
Pierre Lemelin · Editor
François Séguillon · Producer
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