Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
1980 · Movie · PG · 50 min
★ 7.3(24)unSUB Rating
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. A film by Les Blank with Maureen Gosling, 51 minutes,1980.
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Streaming on The Criterion Channel.
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Details
- Years
- 1980
- Release date
- 1980-10-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 50 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 7.5/10 (24 votes)
Themes
- garlic
Cast & crew
Alice Waters
as Self - Chez Panisse Restaurant, Berkeley
Werner Herzog
as Self - Film Director: Nosferatu
Harrod Blank
as Self - Youth Saved From Dysentery
- MG
Michael Goodwin
as Self - Interviewer, Recordist, Writer, Garlic Peeler
- CP
Christopher Pray
as Narrator (voice)
Directed by Les Blank