Another short documentary of "Real Food, Roots Music, and People Full of Passion for what they do!", Spend It All is Les Blank's spirited look at the French-speaking Cajun community of southwest Louisiana. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.
An aging, decadent landlord’s passion for music becomes the undoing of his legacy as he sacrifices his wealth in order to compete with the opulent music room of his younger, richer neighbour.
Commissioned by the U.S. Office of War Information, this short film features conductor Arturo Toscanini leading the NBC Symphony Orchestra, tenor Jan Peerce, and the Westminster Choir in Verdi’s Inno delle nazioni.
Documenting the maiden voyage of the SS Hope, a hospital ship operated by Project HOPE, where it brought medical care to Indonesia and South Vietnam in 1960-1961.
Brooklyn, U.S.A. is a 1947 English language short film directed by Arthur Cohen, starring Ted de Corsia.
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Spend It All (TRAILER)
By Les Blank and Skip Gerson. Get entire film here: A rich portrayal of the lives and music of the French-speaking ...
Werner Herzog on Les Blank’s Spend It All
LES BLANK: ALWAYS FOR PLEASURE is out now on Criterion Blu-ray and DVD:
Werner Herzog on Les Blank’s Spend It All
One of the great living documentary makers of the modern day Les Blank joins BYOD. After fifty years making incredible docs that showcase the human spirit .
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The film by Brakhage commonly referred to as "Wecht" does indeed exist. It doesn't have a titlecard at the head, and the leader of the original is labeled "Portrait" in Stan's handwriting, so I'm not sure where the 'Wecht' title comes from.