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©2014
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5 videodiscs (563 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + booklet (55 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.)
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Criterion collection #737
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The blues accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins: A portrait of Texas bluesman Lightin' Hopkins created via a collection of musical performances and oral histories
Originally released as documentary films 1968-1995
God respects us when we work, but loves us when we dance: A look at hippies and flower children as they dance and create rituals during the Los Angeles "Love-In" of Easter Sunday, 1967
Accompanying booklet (55 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm) comprises background information about the films, an essay by film scholar Andrew Horton, and a recipe
Spend it all: A portrayal of the lives and music of the French-speaking Cajuns of Louisiana
Special features: Excerpt from Les Blank : a quiet revelation (a film project by Harrod Blank and Gina Leibrecht); new interviews with Harrod Blank, Beau Blank, Gerald Gaxiola, Skip Gerson, Maureen Gosling, Taylor Hackford, Werner Herzog, Susan Kell, Tom Luddy, David Silberberg, Chris Simon, and Alice Waters; related shorts by Blank: The sun's gonna shine (1968), Julie : old time tales of the Blue Ridge (1991), My old fiddle : a visit with Tommy Jarrell in the Blue Ridge (1994), The Maestro rides again! (1994), and Lagniappe (2006); two outtake performances from The blues accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins
A well spent life: A tribute to Texas songster Mance Lipscomb,
Dry wood: An exploration of black Creole life in French Louisiana
DVD; NTSC; region 1; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby digital stereo (Sworn to the drum) and monoaural (all other films)
Hot pepper: A musical portrait of zydeco king Clifton Chenier
In English, with some French with English subtitles (Spend it all, Dry wood, Yum, yum, yum!), in English, with some Spanish with English subtitles (Garlic is as good as ten mothers, Sworn to the drum), and in English (all other films); optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH)
Always for pleasure: An insider's portrait of New Orleans' street celebrations and unique cultural gumbo
Garlic is as good as ten mothers: A paean to garlic that explores the history, consumption, cultivation, and culinary/curative powers of the "stinking rose."
Sprout wings and fly: A tribute to Appalachian culture that profiles old-time fiddler Tommy Jarrell
In heaven there is no beer?: An exploration of the dance, food, music, friendship, and even religion of the polka
Gap-toothed women: A valentine to women born with a space between their teeth that explores issues of self-esteem and societal attitudes toward standards of beauty
Yum, yum, yum!: An exploration of the cooking and other enthusiasms of French-speaking Louisiana
The Maestro: A profile of cowboy artist Gerald Gaxiola
Sworn to the drum: A tribute to Cuban drummer Francisco Aguabella