Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

1980 ★ 7.5 51 min IMDb English Les Blank

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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.

Documentary

Top Cast

Alice Waters

Alice Waters

Self - Chez Panisse Restaurant, Berkeley
Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

Self - Film Director: Nosferatu
Harrod Blank

Harrod Blank

Self - Youth Saved From Dysentery
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Michael Goodwin

Self - Interviewer, Recordist, Writer, Garlic Peeler
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Christopher Pray

Narrator (voice)

Les Blank: Always for Pleasure

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