Marc And Ann

Marc and Ann Savoy, the Cajun couple featured in Les Blank's J'ai Ete Au Bal and Yum, Yum, Yum!, are profiled in this warm and witty look at love Cajun-style. After meeting at a folk festival, Marc and Ann were wed in 1977, and have devoted their lives together to the preservation of Cajun culture in all its diversity. Marc, a renowned accordion-maker and player, is put off and baffled by the modern world: "Sometimes I think I'm still a caveman...all this man-made poo-poo, I just can't figure it out." The Savoy children may not be familiar with the moves of M.C. Hammer, but they can skin animals and tan their hides. Ann, a diligent worker, is also the author of Cajun Music: A Reflection of a People, and while she sells and autographs copies of her book during a street fair, Marc and the kids go fishing for supper. Marc and Ann is the kind of film that puts a big smile on your face. Not because the couple are quaint; on the contrary, they are both well-spoken and extremely knowledgeable in their chosen field--but because they're rich. Rich in love, rich in family, rich in life, and in a general sense, rich in spirit. In this day and age, these are admirable accomplishments. Highly recommended. Editor's Choice. (Available from: Flower Films, 10341 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito, CA 94530.)