Les Blank

Director

Born: November 27, 1935 (77 years old)

Died: April 7, 2013

Place of birth: Tampa, Florida, USA

Biography

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

A Poem Is a Naked Person (1974, ★ 7.6)
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991, ★ 7.9)
I Went to the Dance (1989, ★ 7.5)
Burden of Dreams (1982, ★ 7.6)
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980, ★ 7.5)
All In This Tea (2007, ★ 7.4)
Always for Pleasure (1978, ★ 7.3)
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (1988, ★ 6.9)
The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins (1968, ★ 7.8)
Hot Pepper (1973, ★ 6.8)
Fitzcarraldo (1982, ★ 7.6)
In Heaven There Is No Beer? (1984, ★ 6.5)
The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists (1995, ★ 6)
A Well Spent Life (1971, ★ 6.4)
Gap-Toothed Women (1987, ★ 6.7)
Spend It All (1972, ★ 6.6)
Dry Wood (1973, ★ 6.2)
Dizzy Gillespie (1964, ★ 6.6)
Sprout Wings and Fly (1983, ★ 5.8)
Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella (1995, ★ 5.8)
Chulas Fronteras (1976, ★ 6.6)
The Sun's Gonna Shine (1969, ★ 6.6)
Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana (1990, ★ 6.7)
The Arch (1969, ★ 7.4)
Poto and Cabengo (1980, ★ 6.8)
POV (1988, ★ 6.9)
God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance (1968, ★ 5.5)
Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge (1991, ★ 5.5)
My Old Fiddle: A Visit with Tommy Jarrell in the Blue Ridge (1994, ★ 5.3)
The Maestro Rides Again! (2005, ★ 4.8)