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Belizaire the Cajun

  • 1986
  • PG
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
554
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Belizaire the Cajun (1986)
DramaHistoryRomance

A Cajun man attempts to save his town.A Cajun man attempts to save his town.A Cajun man attempts to save his town.

  • Director
    • Glen Pitre
  • Writer
    • Glen Pitre
  • Stars
    • Armand Assante
    • Gail Youngs
    • Michael Schoeffling
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    554
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Glen Pitre
    • Writer
      • Glen Pitre
    • Stars
      • Armand Assante
      • Gail Youngs
      • Michael Schoeffling
    • 20User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    • Awards
      • 3 nominations total

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    Armand Assante
    Armand Assante
    • Belizaire Breaux
    Gail Youngs
    Gail Youngs
    • Alida Thibodaux
    Michael Schoeffling
    Michael Schoeffling
    • Hypolite Leger
    Stephen McHattie
    Stephen McHattie
    • James Willoughby
    Will Patton
    Will Patton
    • Matthew Perry
    Nancy Barrett
    Nancy Barrett
    • Rebecca
    Loulan Pitre
    • Sheriff
    Andre Delaunay
    • Dolsin
    Jim Levert
    • Amadee Meaux
    Ernie Vincent
    • Old Perry
    Paul Landry
    • Sosthene
    Allan Durand
    • Priest
    Robert Duvall
    Robert Duvall
    • The Preacher
    Bob Edmundson
    • Head Vigilante
    Charlie Goulas
    • Vigilante
    Robert Earl Willis
    • Vigilante
    Robin Wood
    • Vigilante
    Harold Broussard
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      • Glen Pitre
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      • Glen Pitre
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    8Gavno

    A Treat for VERY Select Audiences...

    BELEZAIRE THE CAJUN is a film with a major problem. It tries to tell about a rather obscure part of American history (and THAT kills a mass market box office hook to get 'em into the theaters), and it tries to tell the story in an accurate, realistic way that doesn't whitewash some of the darker aspects of America's past. John Sayle's film MATEWAN did the same thing, and has exactly the same problems... and like MATEWAN, BELEZAIRE THE CAJUN is a deep, intense, and INTELLIGENT film which demands an intelligent audience. There's a big difference between the two films tho; BELEZAIRE tells it's story with a large dose of HUMOR along with the serious realities.

    In short... people either LOVE the film, or they HATE it. I'm on the LOVE side.

    Unless you lived in Cajun country, it's probable that you never learned anything about thier history or culture in school. To those of us who didn't, the film is a painless and interesting introduction... for me, it opened a door for further exploration. Up to BELEZAIRE THE CAJUN, the only exposure I'd had to this culture was an insane Cajun drill sergeant at Lackland Air Force Base... and suffice it to say that HE wasn't a strong inducement to further exploration of the subject! Just the same tho, BELEZAIRE had the effect of giving me a bit of understanding of where old Sergeant Cormier was coming from culturally, and long after the fact I understood him just a bit better.

    An awful lot of us don't realize that Cajuns were, and ARE, a discriminated against minority in America. Learning that alone is worth the time to see the film. Besides that lesson, we get a pretty good overview of Cajun life and culture in the period. We see a fiercely independent people who accepted thier isolation from the American society at large and did so proudly, building thier own society within the American one, deep in the Louisiana bayous.

    As I said... this is a film that you either hate or love, but I'd recommend it strongly.
    ranstrom

    A rich gumbo, tasty every time

    Belizaire the Cajun sates my movie palate on every viewing, with a rich gumbo of music, smartly comic characters, romance, and social passions. The community's herbalist healer, Belizaire (Armand Assante), does all he can to defend his friends from vigilantes threatening to banish or hang them. Compromise is not in his nature, but bargaining is. The resulting passion play reveals the tangle of power in the community.

    Belizaire is as fun to watch as The Lion In Winter, and more uplifting, because its motivations include love and justice, in addition to power and intrigue. Relationships in movies are rarely as real as in Belizaire the Cajun, so I especially recommend it to reality TV fans.
    10la_broussard

    Historically correct

    This is a very good film for those who only think that American History is only about American Independence, Civil War and Cowboy's and Indians. There are many more stories to be told about America like the Cajuns, the American/Mexican war, American Indians and not just slavery of African-Americans. I agree that this film is may not be very sophisticated, action packed and the story line is relatively easy to predict. But, all that aside, Asante does a very good job and shows his talent in attempting to play a cultural role that he is not. His attempt to act "Cajun" and attempt to speak the Cajun dialect underlines his acting ability. This film is very underrated only because it is not very well know. There are not enough films about our culture and this film is a good starting point. It is amazing that no other film attempts, since 1986, to tell the story of the persecution of the Cajuns/Creole culture in the South during this time period. I know that this does not compare to the persecution of the African-American slaves during the same period, but it does attempt to show the similarities. And, if you go to the real Cajun Country today(not New Orleans), you will enjoy the brotherhood, hospitality and friendliness that is comparable to none.
    8ponyiq

    a great cast and good attempt at what south la was like

    This is a film that I was deeply interested in, as I had a sort of vested interest in it. Almost every horse in the film, except 3-4 horses that were brought in from I am guessing California, were from the stable where I boarded my horse and took lessons. I was in high school, so when the movie came out I dutifully saw it, but it did not hold great interest with the exception of figuring out which horse was which. I did get to watch many of the actors take riding lessons from my riding instructor( who was trained in Germany and Egypt) All of the cast was exceptionally nice, none of what you read about regarding how stars act etc.. of course, I was allowed into the stable, since I both owned a horse there, worked for the stable and helped each morning get the horses loaded into the line of trailers to head out to various locations. I also was present to tack up and get the horses warmed up and cooled down for the lessons that my instructor gave the stars.. so that helped but i was not treated like, a kid or like help.. not about the movie, but definitely about the stars in the movie.

    On to the movie, now that I am an adult and I have lived all over the country. I value this movie greatly. I am not Cajun, but I did grow up here. My family well, my grandmother's mother came directly from France and my grandfather's family descended from a tax collector sent over by the Spanish king when Spain was the owner of Louisiana.

    I love the movie now because,well it shows what I have always known, that Cajuns are a fiercely loyal, independent, determined people. Family is everything, God, family, community and then everything else.. there are very few places that i have lived where i have seen this.. you see it among the Amish and the Mennonite peoples.. you see it some in the small pioneer towns that have not been invaded by tourist and everything else in the mountains of Colorado, that fierce loyalty to God, to family and to the community, most everywhere else, it just doesn't show up nearly as much or it does not seem to. This movie is a little bit of everything, with a taste of the music, the history and so very much more.. unfortunately in 2006, the Cajun culture is quickly disappearing as we have so very many people from all over the world living in the heart of Cajun country.. and make no mistake, there is a huge difference between creole and Cajun.. between the acadiana region and new Orleans.. the food is different, the people are different and the culture is different. When i was growing up, it was not unusual to walk into small country stores and hear people speaking Cajun french, it is disappearing, it is rare to hear it now.. and it will soon be lost like so many other minority languages in this country, from Native American languages to other pockets of people.. anyway, the movie is good, it has some really wonderful actors in it, it is worth seeing, it does take some intelligence, it is not a mass market movie.. it has to be watched as a period piece..
    10Joe-385

    A Beautiful, Moving Film

    I am puzzled by the low rating for this film. It stands as one of my all-time favorite films. Every aspect of it shines, writing, directing, acting, soundtrack. It's a beautiful film about a little-known piece of American history, and it shows the underpinnings of a culture most of us know only as a reference to food. In particular, the soundtrack by Beausoleil is a masterpiece of fitting the cultural music to the mood.

    Cultural insights aside, the story is moving and the characters are fully realized individuals. Belizaire in particular is complex, funny, and touching -- a healer who gets by on his wits and truly cares for his people.

    Don't let the low-rating here dissuade you. If you get the chance to see the movie see it, and you may find a lifelong favorite, too.

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    • Trivia
      Features the Cajun music and singing of Michael Doucet and Beausoleil.
    • Quotes

      Priest: ...and for your penance say the Rosary five times. Now make a good Act of Contrition.

      Belizaire: FIVE Rosaries? Father, I have never in my life had to say so much as three Rosaries, let alone five. One, two at the most ...

      Priest: Belizaire, the penance comes from God. It's not something that you negotiate.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Out of Bounds/Belizaire the Cajun/Heartburn/Hard Choices (1986)

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    • Release date
      • June 13, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Acadian Waltz
    • Filming locations
      • Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
    • Production company
      • Cote Blanche Productions
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,142,243
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,142,243
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 43m(103 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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