Basic Info
Release: October 12, 1980
Runtime: 51 min
Rating: ⭐ 7.5/10 (21 votes)
Status: Released
Videos
Garlic is as Good as Ten Mothers (TRAILER) (YouTube)
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Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
1980
51 min
⭐ 7.5/10
21 votes
Overview
A zesty paean of praise to the greater glories of garlic. This lip-smacking foray into the history, consumption, cultivation and culinary/curative powers of the stinking rose features chef Alice Waters of Chez Panisse, and a flavorful musical soundtrack. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 1999.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- English en
- Spanish es
Flatrate
Criterion Channel
Cast
Alice Waters
Self - Chez Panisse Restaurant, Berkeley
Werner Herzog
Self - Film Director: Nosferatu
Harrod Blank
Self - Youth Saved From Dysentery
Michael Goodwin
Self - Interviewer, Recordist, Writer, Garlic Peeler
Christopher Pray
Narrator (voice)
Crew
Les Blank
Director
Les Blank
Producer
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