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Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980)

★ 7.5/10 51 min Documentary United States English

Director: Les Blank

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Description

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.

Trailer

Top 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)

Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers Appears on 2 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

National Film Registry

National Film Registry #256

The Film Foundation (by Martin Scorsese)

The Film Foundation #282