Hot Pepper

1973
6.8| 0h54m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 22 November 1973 Released
Producted By: Flower Films
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Official Website: http://www.youtube.com/v/B2I-xriAqMc&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&autoplay=1
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Thrilling 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.

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Les Blank

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GamerTab That was an excellent one.
BlazeLime Strong and Moving!
Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic
Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
gavin6942 Documentary about noted Zydeco artist Clifton Chenier (1925-1987). Based out of New Orleans, Chenier was the self-crowned "King" of Zydeco (a New Orleans musical hybrid containing elements of blues, folk and Tex-Mex music). Included are interviews with Chenier himself as well as relatives and friends, and scenic shots of the New Orleans area Chenier calls home, all of which is edited together by Les Blank.Together with "Dry Wood", which Les Blank also released in 1973, you have a well-rounded portrait of Zydeco and New Orleans. This one focuses much more on the music than the culture, with plenty of footage of Chenier in action. Considering how few people know what Zydeco is, or perhaps have even heard of it, this is a crucially important document for music history.
boblipton Les Blank's documentary about Clifton Chenier, is a seemingly casual effort. It consists of following "The King of Zydeco" as he plays in clubs, cleans his back yard and jams with his cousin on a back porch: ordinary moments with no more obvious commentary than occasional titles translating the Creole and Cajun lyrics into English in a font that suggests it was made of twigs. The camera watches him, but it's up to other people to talk, until he addresses the camera directly at the 40-minute mark.It's a documentary that calls more attention to its techniques, to its purity, than to its subject. Nonetheless, it is of obvious interest, both as a documentary of a particular time and place, and for the zydeco music that its subjects play in a fashion that seems as off-handed as the film.