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The Blues Accordin’ to Lightnin’ Hopkins | God Respects Us When We Work, but Loves Us When We Dance | Spend It All | A Well Spent Life | Dry Wood | Hot Pepper | Always for Pleasure | Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers | Sprout Wings and Fly | In Heaven There Is No Beer? | Gap-Toothed Women | Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of Cajun and Creole Cooking | The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists | Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella
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Les Blank Films
Directed by: Les Blank
An uncompromisingly independent filmmaker, Les Blank made documentaries for nearly fifty years, elegantly disappearing with his camera into cultural spots rarely seen on-screen—mostly on the peripheries of the United States, but also occasionally abroad. Seemingly off-the-cuff yet poetically constructed, these films are humane, sometimes wry, always engaging tributes to music, food, and all sorts of regionally specific delights. This collector’s set provides a diverse survey of Les Blank’s vast output, including fourteen of his best-known works and eight related short films.
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The Blues Accordin’ to Lightnin’ Hopkins
Year: 1968
Time: 31
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
English PCM Mono 1.0
Streaming Options
7600.
+3484
Stream
2
God Respects Us When We Work, but Loves Us When We Dance
Year: 1968
Time: 20
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
English PCM Mono 1.0
Streaming Options
29711.
+24411
Stream
2
Spend It All
Year: 1971
Time: 43
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
English PCM Mono 1.0
Streaming Options
Stream
2
A Well Spent Life
Year: 1971
Time: 44
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
English PCM Mono 1.0
Streaming Options
26773.
+28791
Stream
2
Dry Wood
Year: 1973
Time: 37
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
English PCM Mono 1.0
Streaming information not available for this title.
Hot Pepper
Year: 1973
Time: 54
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
English PCM Mono 1.0
Streaming information not available for this title.
Always for Pleasure
Year: 1978
Time: 57
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
English PCM Mono 1.0
Streaming information not available for this title.
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
Year: 1980
Time: 50
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
English PCM Mono 1.0
Streaming information not available for this title.
Sprout Wings and Fly
Year: 1983
Time: 30
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
English PCM Mono 1.0
Streaming information not available for this title.
In Heaven There Is No Beer?
Year: 1984
Time: 49
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
English PCM Mono 1.0
Streaming information not available for this title.
Gap-Toothed Women
Year: 1987
Time: 31
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
English PCM Mono 1.0
Streaming information not available for this title.
Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of Cajun and Creole Cooking
Year: 1990
Time: 31
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
English PCM Mono 1.0
Streaming information not available for this title.
The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists
Year: 1994
Time: 53
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
English PCM Mono 1.0
Streaming information not available for this title.
Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella
Year: 1995
Time: 34
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
English PCM Stereo 2.0
Streaming information not available for this title.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
Blu-ray
Discs:
BD-50 (3 Discs)
Total: 3 Discs
Regions:
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Audio Options:
English PCM Mono 1.0
English PCM Stereo 2.0
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Documentary Excerpt, Interview, Short Film, Outtakes, Booklet
- Excerpt from Les Blank: A Quiet Revelation, a film project by Harrod Blank and Gina Leibrecht
- New interviews with Blank’s sons, Harrod Blank and Beau Blank; Blank documentary subject Gerald Gaxiola (a.k.a. the Maestro); Blank’s friends and collaborators Skip Gerson, Maureen Gosling, Taylor Hackford, Werner Herzog, Susan Kell, Tom Luddy, David Silberberg, and Chris Simon; and chef and author Alice Waters
- Related shorts by Blank: The Sun's Gonna Shine (1968), More Fess (1978), Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge (1991), My Old Fiddle: A Visit with Tommy Jarrell in the Blue Ridge (1994), and The Maestro Rides Again (2005)
- Two outtake performances from The Blues Accordin’ to Lightnin’ Hopkins
- A booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Andrew Horton
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The Blues Accordin’ to Lightnin’ Hopkins
God Respects Us When We Work, but Loves Us When We Dance
Spend It All
A Well Spent Life
Dry Wood
Hot Pepper
Always for Pleasure
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
Sprout Wings and Fly
In Heaven There Is No Beer?
Gap-Toothed Women
Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of Cajun and Creole Cooking
The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists
Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella
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