Les Blank: Always for Pleasure (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-Ray] (Blu-ray Disc, Region A (Blu-ray))

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Les Blank: Always for Pleasure (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-Ray]

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Synopsis: A portrait of the great Texas bluesman, 'Lightnin' Hopkins. The film includes interviews and a performance by Hopkins.

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Directed By:	Les Blank Skip Gerson	Recommended Retail Price: $USD39.99
Cast:	Ruth Ames Billy Bizor Les Blank Skip Gerson Lightnin Hopkins Mance Lipscomb
Genre:	Documentary / Music / Short
Running Time:	563 minutes
Year of Production:	1968
Disc Release Date:	November 25, 2014

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Excerpt from "Les Blank: A Quiet Revelation," a film project by Harrod Blank & Gina Leibrecht
Interviews with Blank's Sons, Harrod & Beau, Blank Documentary Subject Gerald Gaxiola (a.k.a. the Maestro), Blank's Friends & Collaborators Skip Gerson, Maureen Gosling, Taylor Hackford, Werner Herzog, Susan Kell, Tom Luddy, David Silberberg & Chris Simon & Chief & Author Alice Waters
Related Shorts by Blank "The Sun's Gonna Shine (1968)," "Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge (1991)," "My Old Fiddle: A Visit with Tommy Jarrell in the Blue Ridge (1994)," "The Maestro Rides Again! (2005)" & "Lagniappe (2006)"
2 Outtake Performances from The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins
Booklet featuring an Essay by Film Scholar Andrew Horton

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Disc:	Type:
1:	Single Sided, Dual Layer
2:	Single Sided, Dual Layer
3:	Single Sided, Dual Layer

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1:	English
2:	English

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English (Hearing Impaired)

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