Still from Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers — Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980) — Les BlankPhotographed by Les Blank

Les Blank

Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

Name: Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1980
Duration: 51 min

United States / English / 1980 / 51m

Documentary

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Synopsis

In this love letter to “the stinking rose,” documentarian Les Blank interviews garlic fanatics of all stripes, from cooks to members of garlic appreciation societies.

Credits

Crew

DirectorLes Blank

CinematographerLes Blank

EditorMaureen Gosling

Producer

Les Blank

Cast

Alice Watersas Self - Chez Panisse Restaurant, Berkeley

Werner Herzogas Self - Film Director: Nosferatu

Harrod Blankas Self - Youth Saved From Dysentery

Michael Goodwinas Self - Interviewer, Recordist, Writer, Garlic Peeler

Christopher Prayas Narrator (voice)

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