Les Blank
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Les Blank was an American documentary filmmaker best known for his portraits of American traditional musicians.
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Chulas Fronteras (1976)
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Dizzy Gillespie (1964)
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Innocents Abroad (1991)
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Lagniappe (2006)
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In Heaven There Is No Beer? (1984)
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Motorcycle Moment (2025)
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Dry Wood (1973)
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Lightnin' Les (1968)
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Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (1988)
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Huey Lewis and the News: Before! (1987)
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Puamana (1991)
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Hot Pepper (1973)
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Softball Umpire (1962)
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The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists (1995)
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Burden of Dreams (1982)
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Gap-Toothed Women (1987)
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A Poem Is a Naked Person (1974)
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A Well Spent Life (1971)
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All In This Tea (2007)
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Del mero corazón (1979)
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Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985) (1985)
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Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down (1969)
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Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980)
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Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge (1991)
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The Maestro Rides Again! (2005)
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Chicken Real (1970)
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You Can't Squeeze Blood Out Of A Turnip (—)
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Always for Pleasure (1978)
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I Went to the Dance (1989)
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The Sun's Gonna Shine (1969)
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Spend It All (1972)
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Sprout Wings and Fly (1983)
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Živeli! Medicine for the Heart (1987)
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Strike! (1961)
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The Ways of Water (1971)
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God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance (1968)
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And Freedom Came?! (1962)
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The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins (1968)
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Thailand Moment (2015)
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Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off (1960)
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Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana (1990)
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Marc and Ann (1991)
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How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy (2014)
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Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella (1995)
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My Old Fiddle: A Visit with Tommy Jarrell in the Blue Ridge (1994)
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Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball (1988)
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Cigarette Blues (1985)
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