Biography
Les Blank, born 1935 in Tampa USA, was an documentarian, his films are intimate, idiosyncratic glimpses into the culture and music of passionate people at the periphery of American society. His major works include The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins, Garlic is as Good as Ten Mothers, and Burden of Dreams. Les Blank died 2013.
Göteborg Film Festival
Director
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 1991 |
Marc and Ann |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 2006 |
Lagniappe |
| 1991 |
Puamana |
Cinematographer
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
Tattoo Uprising |
| 2015 |
Thailand Moment |
| 2014 |
How to Smell a Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy |
| 2007 |
All in This Tea |
| 1991 |
Wild Wheels |
| 1989 |
J'ai été au bal |
| 1987 |
Gap-Toothed Women |
| 1982 |
Burden of Dreams |
| 1981 |
Stoney Knows How |
| 1978 |
Always for Pleasure |
| 1976 |
Chulas Fronteras |
| 1974 |
A Poem is a Naked Person |
| 1973 |
Dry Wood |
| 1972 |
A Well Spent Life |
Spend It All |
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| 1964 |
Dizzy Gillespie |
Producer
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2015 |
Thailand Moment |
| 2007 |
All in This Tea |
| 1987 |
Gap-Toothed Women |
| 1978 |
Always for Pleasure |
| 1972 |
Spend It All |
Editor
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 1978 |
Always for Pleasure |
| 1976 |
Chulas Fronteras |
| 1974 |
A Poem is a Naked Person |
| 1973 |
Dry Wood |
| 1972 |
Spend It All |
| 1964 |
Dizzy Gillespie |
Performer
| Shows | |
|---|---|
| 2014 |
The 86th Annual Academy Awards - a.f. |
Screenwriter
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 1974 |
A Poem is a Naked Person |