Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

Les Blank
1980-10-12


7.5
51 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Alice Waters Self - Chez Panisse Restaurant, Berkeley Unowned
Werner Herzog Self - Film Director: Nosferatu Unowned
Harrod Blank Self - Youth Saved From Dysentery Unowned
Michael Goodwin Self - Interviewer, Recordist, Writer, Garlic Peeler Unowned
Christopher Pray Narrator (voice) Unowned