Documentaries by Les Blank
How to Smell a Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at His Farm in Normandy
1h 2m
Directed by Les Blank and Gina Leibrecht • 2014 • United States
One of the pioneers of Direct Cinema, filmmaker Richard Leacock helped revolutionize the art of documentary filmmaking using handheld cameras and microphones to create a sense of vérité, fly-on-the-wall immediacy. In this portrait of a true original, Les Blank and codirector Gina Leibrecht visit Leacock at his rustic farm in Normandy, France, where Leacock expounds upon his legendary career and cinematic philosophy while sharing his passion for food and cooking.
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Thailand Moment
Directed by Les Blank • 2015 • United States
One of Les Blank’s earliest independent films is an impressionistic travelogue—featuring beautiful color cinematography—of a 1967 trip to Thailand, shot largely in and around Bangkok. The film was put aside and completed after Blank’s death by his col...
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God Respects Us When We Work, but Lov...
Directed by Les Blank • 1968 • United States
Hippies and flower children dance and create rituals at the historic Los Angeles “Love-In” of Easter Sunday, 1967.
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The Blues Accordin’ to Lightnin’ Hopkins
Directed by Les Blank • 1968 • United States
Les Blank creates a vivid portrait of bluesman Lightin’ Hopkins through a vital collection of musical performances and oral histories.
