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Les Blank

Les Blank was an American documentary filmmaker best known for his portraits of American traditional musicians. Born : 27th-Nov-1935

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A Poem Is a Naked Person

Les Blank's first feature-length documentary captures music and other events at Leon Russell's Oklahoma recording studio during a three-year period (1972-1974).
Released : 9th-May-1974

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How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy

In the year 2000, Les Blank, along with co-filmmaker Gina Leibrecht, visited Richard Leacock (1921-2011) at his farm in Normandy, France and recorded conversations with him about his life, his work, and his other passion: cooking! With the flair of a seasoned raconteur, Leacock recounts key moments in his seventy years as a filmmaker and the innovations that he, D.A. Pennebaker, Albert Maysles and others invented that revolutionized documentary filmmaking, and explores the mystery of creativity. With the passing of both Blank and Leacock, the documentary is a moving insight into the lives of two seminal figures in the history of film.
Released : 31st-Aug-2014

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Out in the Woods

Home video footage shot by Maureen Gosling during the filming of Les Blank's feature "A Poem is a Naked Person".
Released : 29th-Mar-2016

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Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank!

An obsessively-made documentary, filmed over 16 years, exploring the creative life and adventures of the eccentric artist and entrepreneur Harrod Blank. From his youth growing up in the woods with chickens and working as a camera assistant for his father- the venerable film-maker Les Blank- to the creation of his first attention-getting artcar, to his current multi-faceted career as creator and head of a nationwide art car movement, all the while pursuing his visions of non-conformity. Featuring interviews with his girl-friends, his mom, his brother, his raconteur lifelong pal, Kevin, as well as Blank’s own painful yet hilarious self-examinations. With special appearances by Les Blank and many fine art car artists. “The pressure to conform is incredible, ” says Blank, “but I don’t care what other people think. The reason I’m alive is to create.”
Released : 18th-Feb-2008

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Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off

Les Blank's first student film, made while at USC, starring Gail Blank, Pieter Van Deusen and Les himself. This short pays homage to Ingmar Bergman's Seventh Seal, the film that inspired Blank to become a filmmaker. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.
Released : 1st-Jan-1960

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Here Comes Everybody

This short film features Les Blank (in a rare acting role) and Getachew Abbai. Directed by David Lawrence. This was a student film made at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Black & white. 10 minutes. 1960.
Released : 1st-Jan-1960

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Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)

Anthology of six short films, including: Dizzy Gillespie Chicken Real Cigarette Blues God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance Running Around Like A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off The Sun’s Gonna Shine
Released : 1st-Jan-1985

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Screening Room

Himself - Independent filmmakers are given a chance to show and discuss their work on a commercial (ABC-TV) affiliate station.
Released : 1st-Nov-1972

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