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PARLEZ-VOUS MUSIQUE?

WHERE'S THE MUSIC?

By Alexander BENDAHAN

Documentary - Production 2014

"Parlez Vous Musique?"
A colorful, witty backstage look at the people and music in the French West Indies

- Year of production
- 2014
- Genres
- Documentary
- Countries
- USA, FRANCE
- Languages
- ENGLISH, FRENCH
- Budget
- 0.3 - 0.6 M$
- Duration
- 90 mn
- Director(s)
- Alexander BENDAHAN
- Writer(s)
- Alexander BENDAHAN, Nicole PEREAUD
- Producer(s)
- Alexander BENDAHAN (Alexander Bendahan)
- Synopsis
- Parlez-vous Musique?
  Two sets of brothers, opposites both in personality and politics, take us through their island's neighborhoods for an up-close look at live island music and the wide range of people creating it.
  "The Twins", two storytelling construction workers who play accordion and saxophone take us into the windblown eastward side. The island president and his senator brother, passionate guitarists, take us through the westward side and the capital. With these four and an 87 year old ex-sailor and diver we go behind closed doors into living rooms, onto back porches, out to secluded beaches, large scale festivals and small village fetes for a look at what genuine French Caribbean music is all about in the French West Indies.
  The lush tropical landscape, a handsome island pop star and a large group of young, loud traditional drummers create an irresistible ambiance.
- Production schedule
- Feb 2014 to Feb 2015
- Beginning of shooting
- Feb 01, 2014