Director: Les Blank
Cast: Alice Waters, Werner Herzog, Harrod Blank, Michael Goodwin, Christopher Pray,
Plot: 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.
The 5th Hong Kong International Film Festival, part nine
In this, the longest section of my notes from the Fifth Hong Kong International Film Festival, I cover the English-language films from Britain, Australia and the U.S., which include documentaries, mainstream movies, films about sexuality and […]