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Le reel du pendu

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”.

Top Cast

  • Isom Fontenot

    Isom Fontenot

    harmonica

  • Dennis McGhee

    Dennis McGhee

    violin

  • S.D Courville

    S.D Courville

    violin

  • Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin

    Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin

    accordionist

  • Majorique Duguay

    Majorique Duguay

    singer

  • André Savoie

    André Savoie

    violin

  • Gilbert Mallet

    Gilbert Mallet

Overview

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”.

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