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Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

Documentary
February 18, 19800h 51m7.5 / 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.

Director
Les Blank
Les Blank
Production
Flower Films
Cast
Alice Waters
Alice WatersSelf - Chez Panisse Restaurant, Berkeley
Werner Herzog
Werner HerzogSelf - Film Director: Nosferatu
Harrod Blank
Harrod BlankSelf - Youth Saved From Dysentery
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Michael GoodwinSelf - Interviewer, Recordist, Writer, Garlic Peeler
C
Christopher PrayNarrator (voice)