Short films of Les Blank.
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Publication Info | El Cerrito, Calif. : Flower Films & Video, ©2005, 1985. |
| Description | 1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Blank, Les, screenwriter, director. |
| Other author/creator | Govenar, Alan B., 1952- screenwriter, director. |
| Other author/creator | Gerson, Skip, screenwriter, director. |
| Other author/creator | Blank, Gail, screenwriter, director. |
| Other author/creator | Van Deusen, Pieter, screenwriter, director. |
| Other author/creator | Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993. |
| Other author/creator | Hopkins, Lightnin', 1912-1982. |
| Other author/creator | Flower Films & Video (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | Dallas Museum of Art. |
| Other author/creator | Flower Films (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | Spontaneous Combustion (Musical group) |
| Other author/creator | Dizzy 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 note | Title from cassette label. |
| Credits | Camera, 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 details | DVD format. |
| Genre/form | Short films United States. |
| Genre/form | Documentary films. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Fiction films. |
| Other title | Cigarette blues. |
| Other title | Chicken real. |
| Other title | Sun's gonna shine. |
| Other title | God respects us when we work, but he loves us when we dance. |
| Other title | Dizzy Gillespie. |
| Other title | Running around like a chicken with its head cut off. |
| ISBN | 0933621876 |
| ISBN | 9780933621879 |
| UPC | 858548001153 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk | DVD-1251 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |