Summary
A musical portrait of Zydeco King Clifton Chenier, who combines the pulsating rhythms of Cajun dance music and black R&B with African overtones, belting out his irresistible music in the sweaty juke joints of South Louisiana.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 68GoodWatch 68
IMDb6.8
Running time
54 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 documentaries, −42 min on the typical 96
typical 9654Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 4 more
Released
1973
November 22, 1973
53 years ago
Genres
DocumentaryMusicLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchMade in
- United States
Directing · 1
- Les Blank Director
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Film 6 of 14 · after Dry Wood · then Always for Pleasure
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GoodWatch score 60Film 1
- The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins (1968)
GoodWatch score 77Film 2
- A Well Spent Life (1971)
GoodWatch score 69Film 3
- Spend It All (1972)
GoodWatch score 78Film 4
- Dry Wood (1973)
GoodWatch score 66Film 5
- Hot Pepper (1973)
GoodWatch score 68You're here
- Always for Pleasure (1978)
GoodWatch score 74Film 7
- Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980)
GoodWatch score 75Film 8
- Sprout Wings and Fly (1983)
GoodWatch score 65Film 9
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GoodWatch score 67Film 10
- Gap-Toothed Women (1987)
GoodWatch score 71Film 11
Film 12
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GoodWatch score 63Film 13
- The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists (1995)
GoodWatch score 66Film 14
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