Short films of Les Blank.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication InfoEl Cerrito, Calif. : Flower Films & Video, ©2005, 1985.
Description1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects

Other author/creatorBlank, Les, screenwriter, director.
Other author/creatorGovenar, Alan B., 1952- screenwriter, director.
Other author/creatorGerson, Skip, screenwriter, director.
Other author/creatorBlank, Gail, screenwriter, director.
Other author/creatorVan Deusen, Pieter, screenwriter, director.
Other author/creatorGillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993.
Other author/creatorHopkins, Lightnin', 1912-1982.
Other author/creatorFlower Films & Video (Firm)
Other author/creatorDallas Museum of Art.
Other author/creatorFlower Films (Firm)
Other author/creatorSpontaneous Combustion (Musical group)
Other author/creatorDizzy Gillespie Quintet.
Variant title Container title: Six short films of Les Blank, 1960-1985
Contents Cigarette blues (6 min.) / directed by Alan Govenar and Les Blank ; produced by Dallas Museum of Art -- Chicken real : the story of Holly Farms Poultry Industries (23 min.) / a film by Les Blank -- The sun's gonna shine (10 min.) / a film by Les Blank with Skip Gerson -- God respects us when we work, but he loves us when we dance : Los Angeles' first love-in, Easter Sunday, 1967 (20 min.) / film by Flower Films, Les Blank, Skip Gerson -- Dizzy Gillespie (20 min.) / produced by Michael Vidor ; a film by Les Blank -- Running around like a chicken with its head cut off (4 min.) / a film by and with Les Blank, Gail Blank, Pieter van Deusen.
Abstract "In 25 years of filmmaking since his first student film (included here), Les Blank has made such masterpieces of non-fiction cinema as British Academy Award winner, Burden of dreams and cult favorite, Garlic is as good as ten mothers. Here are six of his best short films"--Container.
General noteTitle from cassette label.
CreditsCamera, Les Blank ; editing, Maureen Gosling and John Davis (1st work), Les Blank (2nd and 5th works) ; music, Spontaneous Combustion (4th work), Dizzy Gillespie and his Quintet (5th work).
Cast Lightnin' Hopkins and Wendell Anderson (3rd work).
Technical detailsDVD format.
Genre/formShort films United States.
Genre/formDocumentary films.
Genre/formNonfiction films.
Genre/formFiction films.
Other titleCigarette blues.
Other titleChicken real.
Other titleSun's gonna shine.
Other titleGod respects us when we work, but he loves us when we dance.
Other titleDizzy Gillespie.
Other titleRunning around like a chicken with its head cut off.
ISBN0933621876
ISBN9780933621879
UPC 858548001153

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