Belizaire the Cajun

PG

1986

1 hr. 43 min.

Drama

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64%

11 Reviews

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69%

500+ Ratings

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A Cajun medicine man (Armand Assante) responds to the persecution of his people by vigilantes in 1850s Louisiana.

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steve d

Drags at times but Assante is great.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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I enjoyed it mainly because of the Cajun music. I looked at the credits to find out who played the music and at that time (late 1980's) I attended a Cajun Bluegrass concert and met Michael Doucet the musician and had him sign a vinyl from the movie. I still love Cajun music and the movie was better for it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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I love this film! It evokes a haunting sense of time and place, and recalls an American sub-culture which has largely vanished as assimilation has inevitably progressed. But I long for it--it calls to me!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Without a doubt among the top ten motion pictures named "Belizaire the Cajun" that Madame used to screen for her students at EDW.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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I'm saddened that this is so obscure. C'est Bon! It's the most accurate protrayal of Cajun culture (of which my family belongs to) that I've seen, and the story is a little bit of everything: drama, comedy, romance, action. If you're interested, let me know...I think my family owns the one of two copies on this earth, apparently. haha

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Sentimental attachment. My dad is in it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Glen Pitre

Director

Armand Assante

Belizaire Breaux

Gail Youngs

Alida Thibodaux

Michael Schoeffling

Hypolite Leger

Stephen McHattie

James Willoughby

Will Patton

Matthew Perry

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Nina Darnton

New York Times

The film is plagued by too many long, dead moments in which the story doesn't seem to be getting anywhere and attention wanders.

Rated: 2.5/5

May 21, 2003

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

Another ethnic group -- Cajuns, this time -- suffers the patronizing ministrations of the American Independent Cinema.

Oct 16, 2001

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Belizaire has personality and quiet charm and a lot of affection, mixed in with the more predictable action elements.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 1, 2000

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TV Guide

Unique and flavorable slice of life.

Rated: 2.5/4

Nov 14, 2011

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

An early, interesting indie about the Cajuns that came out of Sundance Film Fest.

Rated: B-

Aug 19, 2011

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Carol Cling

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Rated: 4/5

Jun 25, 2004

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Synopsis

A Cajun medicine man (Armand Assante) responds to the persecution of his people by vigilantes in 1850s Louisiana.

Director: Glen Pitre
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English