Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
Part of Les Blank: Always for Pleasure
1980•51m•7.5/10
Documentary
Ratings
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7.5/10(26)
A zesty paean of praise to the greater glories of garlic. This lip-smacking foray into the history, consumption, cultivation and culinary/curative powers of the stinking rose features chef Alice Waters of Chez Panisse, and a flavorful musical soundtrack. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 1999.
Production
Flower Films
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
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Cast
Alice Waters
Self - Chez Panisse Restaurant, Berkeley
Werner Herzog
Self - Film Director: Nosferatu
Harrod Blank
Self - Youth Saved From Dysentery
Michael Goodwin
Self - Interviewer, Recordist, Writer, Garlic Peeler
Christopher Pray
Narrator (voice)
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