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All in This Tea
directed by Les Blank, 1935-2013 and Gina Leibrecht, fl. 1989-2017; produced by Les Blank, 1935-2013 and Gina Leibrecht, fl. 1989-2017, Flower Films; performed by Werner Herzog, 1942-, Song Diefeng, fl. 2007 and David Lee Hoffman, fl. 2007 (El Cerrito, CA: Les Blank Films, 2008), 1 hour 9 mins
All In This Tea takes us into the world of tea by following world-renowned tea expert David Lee Hoffman to some of the most remote regions of China in search of the best handmade teas in the world. Hoffman is obsessed; during his youth, he spent four years with Tibetan monks in Nepal, which included a friendship w...
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directed by Les Blank, 1935-2013 and Gina Leibrecht, fl. 1989-2017; produced by Les Blank, 1935-2013 and Gina Leibrecht, fl. 1989-2017, Flower Films; performed by Werner Herzog, 1942-, Song Diefeng, fl. 2007 and David Lee Hoffman, fl. 2007 (El Cerrito, CA: Les Blank Films, 2008), 1 hour 9 mins
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All In This Tea takes us into the world of tea by following world-renowned tea expert David Lee Hoffman to some of the most remote regions of China in search of the best handmade teas in the world. Hoffman is obsessed; during his youth, he spent four years with Tibetan monks in Nepal, which included a friendship with the Dalai Lama, and was introduced to some of the finest tea -- that golden nectar with which we can taste the distant past. Unable...
All In This Tea takes us into the world of tea by following world-renowned tea expert David Lee Hoffman to some of the most remote regions of China in search of the best handmade teas in the world. Hoffman is obsessed; during his youth, he spent four years with Tibetan monks in Nepal, which included a friendship with the Dalai Lama, and was introduced to some of the finest tea -- that golden nectar with which we can taste the distant past. Unable to find anything but insipid tea bags in the U.S., Hoffman began traveling to China to find tea for himself. In the process, he discovered the rarity of good, handmade tea, even in China, where the ancient craft of making tea has given way to mass production. This craft cannot be learned from a book, but has been handed down through generations of tea makers for thousands of years.
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Film
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Werner Herzog, 1942-, Song Diefeng, fl. 2007, David Lee Hoffman, fl. 2007
Contributor
Les Blank, 1935-2013, Gina Leibrecht, fl. 1989-2017, Flower Films
Author / Creator
Les Blank, 1935-2013, Gina Leibrecht, fl. 1989-2017, Werner Herzog, 1942-, Song Diefeng, fl. 2007, David Lee Hoffman, fl. 2007
Date Published / Released
2008-06-27
Publisher
Les Blank Films
Topic / Theme
Beverages, Trade and Commerce
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 by Les Blank & Gina Leibrecht
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Always For Pleasure
directed by Les Blank, 1935-2013; produced by Les Blank, 1935-2013 (New York, NY: Janus Films, 1978), 58 mins
This 1978 documentary is Les Blank's celebration of the spirit and social traditions of New Orleans, featuring Mardi Gras and St. Patrick's Day celebrations as well as musical performances by Allen Toussaint, Kid Thomas Valentine, and others.
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directed by Les Blank, 1935-2013; produced by Les Blank, 1935-2013 (New York, NY: Janus Films, 1978), 58 mins
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This 1978 documentary is Les Blank's celebration of the spirit and social traditions of New Orleans, featuring Mardi Gras and St. Patrick's Day celebrations as well as musical performances by Allen Toussaint, Kid Thomas Valentine, and others.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Les Blank, 1935-2013
Author / Creator
Les Blank, 1935-2013
Date Published / Released
1978
Publisher
Janus Films
Speaker / Narrator
Kid Thomas Valentine, 1896-1987, Allen Toussaint, 1938-2015
Person Discussed
Kid Thomas Valentine, 1896-1987, Allen Toussaint, 1938-2015
Topic / Theme
Social customs, Mardi Gras
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1978 by Janus Films
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And Freedom Came?!
directed by Les Blank, 1935-2013 (El Cerrito, CA: Les Blank Films, 1962), 6 mins
A story of frustrated early married life, featuring Gail Blank and David Lawrence. Cinematography by Getachew Abbai.
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directed by Les Blank, 1935-2013 (El Cerrito, CA: Les Blank Films, 1962), 6 mins
Description
A story of frustrated early married life, featuring Gail Blank and David Lawrence. Cinematography by Getachew Abbai.
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Film
Content Type
Performance
Author / Creator
Les Blank, 1935-2013
Date Published / Released
1962
Publisher
Les Blank Films
Topic / Theme
Family arguments, Unemployment, Married persons, Marriage
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1962 Les Blank
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Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins
directed by Les Blank, 1935-2013; produced by Les Blank, 1935-2013 (New York, NY: Janus Films, 1969), 49 mins
Les Blank creates a vivid portrait of bluesman Lightin' Hopkins through a vital collection of musical performances and oral histories.
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directed by Les Blank, 1935-2013; produced by Les Blank, 1935-2013 (New York, NY: Janus Films, 1969), 49 mins
Description
Les Blank creates a vivid portrait of bluesman Lightin' Hopkins through a vital collection of musical performances and oral histories.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Les Blank, 1935-2013
Author / Creator
Les Blank, 1935-2013
Date Published / Released
1969
Publisher
Janus Films
Speaker / Narrator
Lightnin' Hopkins, 1912-1982
Person Discussed
Lightnin' Hopkins, 1912-1982
Topic / Theme
Rhythm and blues music, Musicians, Music, Biographies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1960 by Janus Films
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Burden Of Dreams
directed by Les Blank, 1935-2013; produced by Les Blank, 1935-2013 (New York, NY: Janus Films, 1982), 1 hour 35 mins
For nearly five years, acclaimed German filmmaker Werner Herzog desperately tried to complete one of the most ambitious and difficult films of his career, Fitzcarraldo, the story of one man's attempt to build an opera house deep in the Amazon jungle. Documentary filmmaker Les Blank captured the unfolding of this p...
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directed by Les Blank, 1935-2013; produced by Les Blank, 1935-2013 (New York, NY: Janus Films, 1982), 1 hour 35 mins
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For nearly five years, acclaimed German filmmaker Werner Herzog desperately tried to complete one of the most ambitious and difficult films of his career, Fitzcarraldo, the story of one man's attempt to build an opera house deep in the Amazon jungle. Documentary filmmaker Les Blank captured the unfolding of this production, made more perilous by Herzog's determination to shoot the most daunting scenes without models or special effects, including...
For nearly five years, acclaimed German filmmaker Werner Herzog desperately tried to complete one of the most ambitious and difficult films of his career, Fitzcarraldo, the story of one man's attempt to build an opera house deep in the Amazon jungle. Documentary filmmaker Les Blank captured the unfolding of this production, made more perilous by Herzog's determination to shoot the most daunting scenes without models or special effects, including a sequence requiring hundreds of native Indians to pull a full-size, 320-ton steamship over a small mountain. The result is an extraordinary document of the filmmaking process and a unique look into the single-minded mission of one of cinema's most fearless directors.
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Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Les Blank, 1935-2013, Maureen Gosling, fl. 1980, Candace Laughlin, fl. 1982
Author / Creator
Les Blank, 1935-2013, Michael Goodwin, 1941-
Date Published / Released
1982
Publisher
Janus Films
Speaker / Narrator
Werner Herzog, 1942-, Candace Laughlin, fl. 1982
Person Discussed
Werner Herzog, 1942-, Sir Mick Jagger, 1943-, Jason Robards, 1922-2000, Claudia Cardinale, 1938-, Klaus Kinski, 1926-1991
Topic / Theme
Film directors, Filmmaking industry, Film and filmmaking careers, Documentary films, Documentary
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1982 by Janus Films
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Chicken Real
directed by Les Blank, 1935-2013; produced by Flower Films (El Cerrito, CA: Les Blank Films, 1970), 23 mins
A surrealistic (and often hilarious) look at a large-scale chicken farm that produces 156 million chickens a year! Lots of chicken songs. (Included on the compilation Six Short Films of Les Blank.)
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directed by Les Blank, 1935-2013; produced by Flower Films (El Cerrito, CA: Les Blank Films, 1970), 23 mins
Description
A surrealistic (and often hilarious) look at a large-scale chicken farm that produces 156 million chickens a year! Lots of chicken songs. (Included on the compilation Six Short Films of Les Blank.)
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Flower Films
Author / Creator
Les Blank, 1935-2013
Date Published / Released
1970
Publisher
Les Blank Films
Topic / Theme
Poultry farms, Meats and poultry, Poultry (Livestock)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1970 byLes Blank
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Chulas Fronteras Part 2 "Lost and Found"
directed by Les Blank, 1935-2013; produced by Chris Strachwitz, 1931-, Brazos Films; performed by Lydia Mendoza, 1916-2007 and Flaco Jimenez, 1939-, Los Alegres de Terán (El Cerrito, CA: Brazos Films, 2003), 33 mins
A complex, insightful look at the Chicano experience as mirrored in the lives and music of the most acclaimed Norteño musicians of the Texas-Mexican border, including Flaco Jimenez and Lydia Mendoza. Video includes bonus feature, Del Mero Corazon.
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directed by Les Blank, 1935-2013; produced by Chris Strachwitz, 1931-, Brazos Films; performed by Lydia Mendoza, 1916-2007 and Flaco Jimenez, 1939-, Los Alegres de Terán (El Cerrito, CA: Brazos Films, 2003), 33 mins
Description
A complex, insightful look at the Chicano experience as mirrored in the lives and music of the most acclaimed Norteño musicians of the Texas-Mexican border, including Flaco Jimenez and Lydia Mendoza. Video includes bonus feature, Del Mero Corazon.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Los Alegres de Terán, Lydia Mendoza, 1916-2007, Flaco Jimenez, 1939-
Contributor
Chris Strachwitz, 1931-, Brazos Films
Author / Creator
Les Blank, 1935-2013, Los Alegres de Terán, Lydia Mendoza, 1916-2007, Flaco Jimenez, 1939-
Date Published / Released
1976, 2003
Publisher
Brazos Films
Topic / Theme
Musicians, Folk music, Latinos
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1979, 1994, 2003 by Chris Strachwitch, DBA Brazos Films
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Cigarette Blues
directed by Alan Govenar, fl. 1984 and Les Blank, 1935-2013; produced by Flower Films and Dallas Museum of Art (El Cerrito, CA: Les Blank Films, 1985), 5 mins
This is a microcosmic Les Blank film in which bluesman Sonny Rhodes simultaneously addresses three of the filmmaker’s longstanding obsessions: death, cigarette smoking, and the nature of the blues. Soundtrack features Sonny Rhodes and the Texas Twisters performing at Eli’s Mile High Club in Oakland, California...
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directed by Alan Govenar, fl. 1984 and Les Blank, 1935-2013; produced by Flower Films and Dallas Museum of Art (El Cerrito, CA: Les Blank Films, 1985), 5 mins
Description
This is a microcosmic Les Blank film in which bluesman Sonny Rhodes simultaneously addresses three of the filmmaker’s longstanding obsessions: death, cigarette smoking, and the nature of the blues. Soundtrack features Sonny Rhodes and the Texas Twisters performing at Eli’s Mile High Club in Oakland, California. Co-directed with Alan Govenor.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance, Documentary
Contributor
Flower Films, Dallas Museum of Art
Author / Creator
Alan Govenar, fl. 1984, Les Blank, 1935-2013
Date Published / Released
1985
Publisher
Les Blank Films
Speaker / Narrator
Sonny Rhodes, 1940-
Person Discussed
Sonny Rhodes, 1940-
Topic / Theme
Cancer, Tobacco use, Rhythm and blues music
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1985 by Les Blank
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Dry Wood
directed by Les Blank, 1935-2013; produced by Flower Films (New York, NY: Janus Films, 1973), 37 mins,
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An exploration of black Creole life in French Louisiana.
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directed by Les Blank, 1935-2013; produced by Flower Films (New York, NY: Janus Films, 1973), 37 mins,
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Description
An exploration of black Creole life in French Louisiana.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Flower Films
Author / Creator
Les Blank, 1935-2013
Date Published / Released
1973-10, 1973-11-22
Publisher
Janus Films
Topic / Theme
Social customs, Creole people
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 by Janus Films
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Gap-Toothed Women
directed by Les Blank, 1935-2013; produced by Les Blank, 1935-2013, Flower Films; performed by Sandra Day O'Connor, 1930-, Lauren Hutton, 1943-, Natacha Aubier, fl. 1987, Catherine Anderson, fl. 1987 and Carrie Adell, fl. 1987 (New York, NY: Janus Films, 1988), 31 mins,
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Blank breezily questions our commonly accepted standards of beauty with this paean to women with extra-wide dental spaces.
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directed by Les Blank, 1935-2013; produced by Les Blank, 1935-2013, Flower Films; performed by Sandra Day O'Connor, 1930-, Lauren Hutton, 1943-, Natacha Aubier, fl. 1987, Catherine Anderson, fl. 1987 and Carrie Adell, fl. 1987 (New York, NY: Janus Films, 1988), 31 mins,
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Description
Blank breezily questions our commonly accepted standards of beauty with this paean to women with extra-wide dental spaces.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Sandra Day O'Connor, 1930-, Lauren Hutton, 1943-, Natacha Aubier, fl. 1987, Catherine Anderson, fl. 1987, Carrie Adell, fl. 1987
Contributor
Les Blank, 1935-2013, Flower Films
Author / Creator
Les Blank, 1935-2013, Sandra Day O'Connor, 1930-, Lauren Hutton, 1943-, Natacha Aubier, fl. 1987, Catherine Anderson, fl. 1987, Carrie Adell, fl. 1987
Date Published / Released
1987-09-12, 1988-02
Publisher
Janus Films
Topic / Theme
Teeth, Beauty
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 by Janus Films
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