Les Blank : always for pleasure /
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FilmPublisher number: CC2418BD | Criterion Collection (container)CC2418BD-1 | Criterion Collection (disc 1)CC2418BD-2 | Criterion Collection (disc 2)CC2418BD-3 | Criterion Collection (disc 3)Language: English, French, Spanish Original language: French, Spanish Subtitle language: English Series: Criterion collection ; 737.Publisher: [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2014]Edition: Blu-rayDescription: 3 videodiscs (563 min.) : sound, color . ; 4 3/4 in. + bookletContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- 9781604658859
- 1604658851
- Always for pleasure
- Hopkins, Lightnin', 1912-1982
- Lipscomb, Mance, 1895-1976
- Chenier, Clifton, 1925-1987
- Jarrell, Tommy, 1901-1985
- Gaxiola, Gerald
- Aguabella, Francisco
- Aguabella, Francisco
- Chenier, Clifton, 1925-1987
- Hopkins, Lightnin', 1912-1982
- Jarrell, Tommy, 1901-1985
- Lipscomb, Mance, 1895-1976
- Hippies -- California -- Los Angeles
- Cajuns -- Social life and customs
- African Americans -- Louisiana -- Mamou -- Social life and customs
- Garlic
- Polka (Dance)
- Polkas
- Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)
- Diastema (Teeth)
- Cooking, American -- Louisiana style
- Garlic
- Diastema
- Hippies -- Californie -- Los Angeles
- Cajuns -- Mœurs et coutumes
- Noirs américains -- Louisiane -- Mamou -- Mœurs et coutumes
- Ail
- Polka
- Polkas
- Beauté féminine (Esthétique)
- Diastème (Orthodontie)
- Cuisine de la Louisiane
- African Americans -- Social life and customs
- Cajuns -- Social life and customs
- Cooking, American -- Louisiana style
- Diastema (Teeth)
- Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)
- Garlic
- Hippies
- Manners and customs
- Polka (Dance)
- Polkas
- New Orleans (La.) -- Social life and customs
- California -- Los Angeles
- Louisiana -- Mamou
- Louisiana -- New Orleans
- Documentaries and Factual Films
- Short films -- United States.
- Feature films -- United States.
- Video recordings.
- Biographical films.
- Documentary films.
- Feature films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Short films.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Video recordings.
- Documentary films.
- Biographical films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Short films.
- Feature films.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Vidéos.
- Documentaires.
- Films biographiques.
- Films autres que de fiction.
- Courts métrages.
- Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
- 791.43/75 23
- PN1997.A1 B55 2014
- God respects us when we work but he loves us when we dance: music by Spontaneous Combustion. Spend it all: with the music of Dewey Balfa and his brothers Will, Rodney, Drew and Rodney's son, Tony, plus Nathan Abshire. A well spent life: camera + editing, Les Blank. Dry wood: featuring the music of "Bois Sec" Ardoin, his sons "Bud", Morris & "Black" and Canray Fontenot ; camera + editing, Les Blank. Hot pepper: camera and editing, Les Blank. Always for pleasure: paintings by Bruce Brice. Garlic is as good as ten mothers: editing by Maureen Gosling. Garlic is as good as ten mothers: Flamenco songs with guitar by Anzonini del Puerto, with guitar by Kenneth "El Lebrijano" Parker, and clapping by Roberto Zamora ; Cajun music, The Balfa Brothers with Danny Poullard and Tracey Schwartz and the Louisiana Playboys ; French provincial music, Le Camembert ; Swiss-Italian music, Irene Herrmann and Paul Hostetter, Ricardo Tunzi and Matteo Casserino ; "Bar-be-que Bess" sung by Bessie Jackson ; Mexican string music, The Marin String Band ; Vera Cruz harp group, Sones Jarochos ; Morrocan music, Feenjon Group ; "The garlic waltz" composed and sung by Ruthie Gorton. Sprout wings and fly: editing by Maureen Gosling. In heaven there is no beer?: editor, Maureen Gosling ; photography, Les Blank. Gap-toothed women: edited by Maureen Gosling ; photography by Les Blank. Yum, yum, yum!: edited by Maureen Gosling ; cinematography by Les Blank. The maestro: edited by Maureen Gosling ; commentary by Peter Mollica. Sworn to the drum: photographed by Les Blank ; edited by Marianne Yusavage.
| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Video Recording | Carleton University, AVRC | SP456 - Collections Room | BLU-00204 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 16050304173 |
Originally produced as motion pictures, 1968-1994.
Title from container.
Accompanying booklet (55 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm) comprises background information about the films, an essay by film scholar Andrew Horton, and a recipe.
Special features include: disc 1. The sun's gonna shine; Mr. Charlie, your rollin' mill is burnin' down; Lightnin' Les; Making Lightnin'; An appreciation by Taylor Hackford; Flower power; An appreciation by Werner Herzog; No man like Mance; Meeting Mance; A cultural celebration; Excerpt from "Les Blank : a quiet revelation", a film project by Harrod Blank and Gina Leibrecht -- disc 2. Lagniappe; Celebrating a city; For the love of garlic; Remembering Les; My old fiddle : a visit with Tommy Jarrell in the Blue Ridge; Julie : old time tales of the Blue Ridge; An elemental approach -- disc 3. Polka happiness; Mind the gap; Marc and Les; The maestro rides again!; The maestro; Art for art's sake; A master percussionist.
disc 1. The blues accordin' to Lightin' Hopkins / a film by Les Blank with Skip Gerson (31 min.) -- God respects us when we work, but He loves us when we dance / film by Les Blank, Skip Gerson (20 min.) -- Spend it all / a film by Les Blank with Skip Gerson (43 min.) -- A well-spent life / a film by Les Blank with Skip Gerson (44 min.) -- Dry wood / a film by Les Blank with Maureen Gosling (37 min.).
disc 2. Hot pepper / a film by Les Blank (54 min.) -- Always for pleasure / produced and directed, photographed and edited by Les Blank (57 min.) -- Garlic is as good as ten mothers / a film by Les Blank (50 min.) -- Sprout wings and fly / a film by Les Blank [and others] (30 min.).
disc 3. In heaven there is no beer? / a film by Les Blank with Maureen Gosling (49 min.) -- Gap-toothed women / a film by Les Blank [and others] (31 min.) -- Yum, yum, yum! A taste of the Cajun and Creole cooking of Louisiana / a film by Les Blank with Maureen Gosling (31 min.) -- The maestro : king of the cowboy artists / a film by Les Blank, Maureen Gosling, Chris Simon (53 min.) -- Sworn to the drum : a tribute to Francisco Aguabella / a film by Les Blank (34 min.).
Blu-ray disc; mono or stereo, full screen 1.33:1.
Produced for Region A (North America, South America, Central America, Japan, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia).
In English, with some French with English subtitles (Spend it all, Dry wood, Yum, yum, yum!), in English, with some Spanish with English subtitles (Garlic is as good as ten mothers, Sworn to the drum), and in English (all other films); optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH).
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