Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

Name: Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
Director: Les Blank
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1980-02-18
Duration: 51 min
Cast: Alice Waters, Werner Herzog, Harrod Blank, Michael Goodwin, Christopher Pray

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1980 · 51 min · Documentary · TMDB 7.5/10

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.

Directed by Les Blank

Cast

Alice Waters — Self - Chez Panisse Restaurant, Berkeley
Werner Herzog — Self - Film Director: Nosferatu
Harrod Blank — Self - Youth Saved From Dysentery
Michael Goodwin — Self - Interviewer, Recordist, Writer, Garlic Peeler
Christopher Pray — Narrator (voice)