#Bales2023FilmChallenge December 12: bad breath on #National12HourFreshBreathDay
#LesBlank explores the taste, smell, history, and myth of that stinky rose, #garlic in Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980). And manages to sneak in a little workers' rights agitprop along the way. It truly is a wonder spice!
#WernerHerzog #AliceWaters #food #documentary #USA #1980s #film #cinema #CineMastodon @film@a.gup.pe ★★★½
- More shoes, more boots, more garlic.
#Bales2023FilmChallenge November 8: someone #cooking something special for #CookSomethingBoldDay
After boiling for five hours in a concoction of #garlic, #herbs, and stock, the shoe was ready to eat and #Herzog could keep his promise to fellow director Errol Morris. This is Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (1980).
#film #cinemastodon #LesBlank #WernerHerzog #ErrolMorris #ShortFilm #USA #food #documentary #1980s ★★★★½
Long before Criterion box set Always for Pleasure, Les Blank’s J'ai été au bal/I Went to the Dance (1989) was my first introduction to not only the documentarian’s work but to cajun and zydeco music.
Now they are releasing the film in restored 5K at IFC Center on 9/1. If you want to brighten up your day and enjoy some great music, please go see it.
This is my short reaction watching I Went to the Dance in 2012. http://www.dustinchang.com/2012/03/fiddle-and-accordion.html?m=1
With intoxicating fiddle & accordion, Blank briskly chronicles Southwest Louisiana creole culture. From a beadless Mardi Gras celebration to no frills Ash Wendnesday, to a social dance, to Marx Bros. style physical comedy, to butchering of a hog, Blank gives each moment same amount of attention and warmth. Laid back & intimate, Dry Wood shows what a cultural documentary ought to be. #LesBlank #documentary #louisiana #creole
