Directed by Les Blank and Chris Strachwitz • 1989 • United States
Les Blank returned time again to the world of Louisiana’s Cajun and Creole communities, and this exuberant documentary may be his definitive account of the history of Cajun and Zydeco music. Tracing the origins of the style and its enduring vitality through renowned musicians like Michael Doucet and BeauSoleil, Clifton Chenier, Marc and Ann Savoy, D. L. Menard, and others, I WENT TO THE DANCE is a bighearted tribute to a singular subculture and the people who keep its traditions alive.
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Innocents Abroad
Directed by Les Blank, Vikram Jayanti, and Chris Simon • 1991 • United States
Les Blank’s wit and warmth shine through this droll portrait of a busload of American tourists on a whirlwind tour of Europe that takes them to twenty-two cities in ten countries over the course of two weeks. Wryly tou...
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Marc and Ann
Directed by Les Blank • 1991 • United States
Les Blank revisits one of his favorite subjects—the vitality of Cajun culture—in this engaging portrait of Marc and Ann Savoy, artists who carry on Cajun traditions through music, storytelling, and food.
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All in This Tea
Directed by Gina Leibrecht and Les Blank • 2006 • United States
Join noted tea guru and importer David Lee Hoffman as he scours China for the finest teas in the world. Following Hoffman as he travels to local tea farms deep in the Chinese countryside, extols the virtues of organic farming and th...
