Les Blank

Les Blank

Directing

Les Blank was an American documentary filmmaker best known for his portraits of American traditional musicians.

Filmography

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Motorcycle Moment Motorcycle Moment 2025 Tattoo Uprising Tattoo Uprising 2019 Thailand Moment ★ 2.0 Thailand Moment 2015 How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy ★ 4.8 How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy 2014 Treasure of the Lisu Treasure of the Lisu 2010 All In This Tea ★ 7.4 All In This Tea 2007 Lagniappe ★ 4.2 Lagniappe 2006 The Maestro Rides Again! ★ 4.8 The Maestro Rides Again! 2005 The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists ★ 6.1 The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists 1995 Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella ★ 6.1 Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella 1995 My Old Fiddle: A Visit with Tommy Jarrell in the Blue Ridge ★ 5.5 My Old Fiddle: A Visit with Tommy Jarrell in the Blue Ridge 1994 Hole in the Soul ★ 6.0 Hole in the Soul 1994 Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse ★ 7.9 Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse 1991 Innocents Abroad ★ 8.0 Innocents Abroad 1991 Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge ★ 5.9 Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge 1991 Puamana ★ 7.0 Puamana 1991 Marc and Ann ★ 6.0 Marc and Ann 1991 Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana ★ 6.8 Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana 1990 I Went to the Dance ★ 7.7 I Went to the Dance 1989 POV ★ 6.9 POV 1988 Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe ★ 6.9 Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe 1988 Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball ★ 9.5 Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball 1988 Živeli! Medicine for the Heart ★ 10.0 Živeli! Medicine for the Heart 1987 Huey Lewis and the News: Before! ★ 6.0 Huey Lewis and the News: Before! 1987 In the Land of the Owl Turds ★ 9.0 In the Land of the Owl Turds 1987 Gap-Toothed Women ★ 7.1 Gap-Toothed Women 1987 Cigarette Blues ★ 6.5 Cigarette Blues 1985 Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985) Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985) 1985 In Heaven There Is No Beer? ★ 6.5 In Heaven There Is No Beer? 1984 Sprout Wings and Fly ★ 6.1 Sprout Wings and Fly 1983 Burden of Dreams ★ 7.6 Burden of Dreams 1982 Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers ★ 7.5 Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers 1980 Poto and Cabengo ★ 6.8 Poto and Cabengo 1980 Del mero corazón ★ 5.8 Del mero corazón 1979 Always for Pleasure ★ 7.4 Always for Pleasure 1978 Chulas Fronteras ★ 6.8 Chulas Fronteras 1976 A Poem Is a Naked Person ★ 7.8 A Poem Is a Naked Person 1974 Hot Pepper ★ 6.8 Hot Pepper 1973 Dry Wood ★ 6.5 Dry Wood 1973 Spend It All ★ 7.0 Spend It All 1972 A Well Spent Life ★ 6.7 A Well Spent Life 1971 Delusion of the Fury: A Ritual of Dream and Delusion Delusion of the Fury: A Ritual of Dream and Delusion 1971 The Ways of Water The Ways of Water 1971 Chicken Real ★ 7.0 Chicken Real 1970 The Arch ★ 7.6 The Arch 1969 The Sun's Gonna Shine ★ 6.9 The Sun's Gonna Shine 1969 String Sounds String Sounds 1969 Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down ★ 8.0 Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down 1969 The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins ★ 7.9 The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins 1968 God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance ★ 5.6 God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance 1968 New Sounds in Music New Sounds in Music 1968 Lightnin' Les ★ 5.0 Lightnin' Les 1968 Christopher Tree ★ 5.0 Christopher Tree 1967 Seven Second Love Affair Seven Second Love Affair 1965 Pleasure Faire ★ 6.0 Pleasure Faire 1964 Dizzy Gillespie ★ 7.0 Dizzy Gillespie 1964 Softball Umpire Softball Umpire 1962 And Freedom Came?! And Freedom Came?! 1962 Strike! Strike! 1961 Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off ★ 5.3 Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off 1960 Here Comes Everybody Here Comes Everybody 1960 You Can't Squeeze Blood Out Of A Turnip You Can't Squeeze Blood Out Of A Turnip