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Documentaries by Les Blank

Ziveli! Medicine for the Heart

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    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 it...

  • 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...

  • 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.