Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980)

  • PG
  • 10/12/1980 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 51m

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.

Les Blank

Director

Cast

Alice Waters's headshot

Alice Waters

Self - Chez Panisse Restaurant, Berkeley
Werner Herzog's headshot

Werner Herzog

Self - Film Director: Nosferatu
Harrod Blank's headshot

Harrod Blank

Self - Youth Saved From Dysentery
Michael Goodwin's headshot

Michael Goodwin

Self - Interviewer, Recordist, Writer, Garlic Peeler
Christopher Pray's headshot

Christopher Pray

Narrator (voice)

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