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Everybody Wants to be a Cajun (2014) [N/A]

Featuring:
Shane Bernard, Joseph Dunn

Written by:
David Simard

Directed by:
Christian Fleury, David Simard


Release Date:
January 1, 2014

Original Title:
Tout le monde veut être un Cadien

Production Countries:
Canada | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 23

Overview from TheMovieDB

Louisiana, 2013. French is on the verge of extinction. Two filmmakers, David Simard and Christian Fleury, continue the investigation they began the previous year on its imminent death with "Everyone Wants to be a Cajun". Two intellectuals, who both hold the French fact in Louisiana dear to their hearts, face each other in a virtual dialogue to explain the situation. One would like to see the rise of a new united and modern francophone community, while the other represents the majority view of those children who are today fully Americanised. The social and political contradictions that have historically divided them - and that continue to divide them - reveal themselves in the space between their narratives. To complement the dialogue, members of the community, helplessly witnessing the demise of French, add a poetic touch to the film by providing us, with a hint of nostalgia, the last traces of the dialect their forbearers spoke.

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Overview from Open Movies

Louisiana, 2013. French language is rapidly disappearing. Filmmakers Christian Fleury and David Simard investigate what seams to be the inevitable death of a language. ''Everybody Wants to be a Cajun'' follows ''Let the French Fly'', filmed in Maine, 2012. This time, they present two experts, each with their own perspective on the state of french language and culture. One expert works towards a unified francophone community while the other represents the large majority of french descendants now Americanized. The two opposing views reveal social and political differences that have divided the community in the past and still does today. Parallel to this dialogue, members of the francophone community offer little moments of poetry through their rich stories and dialect.

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Everybody Wants to be a Cajun (2014) on IMDb
Awards Won: 1 win

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Production

Director:
David Simard
Christian Fleury

Sound:
Christian Fleury
David Simard

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