Blu-ray A America - Criterion Collection
Les Blank: Always for Pleasure
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DISC ONE
The Films
* “The Blues Accordin’ to Lightnin’ Hopkins” (1968)
* “God Respects Us When We Work, but Loves Us When We Dance” (1968)
* “Spend It All” (1971)
* “A Well Spent Life” (1971)
* “Dry Wood” (1973)
“The Blues Accordin’ to Lightnin’ Hopkins” Supplements
- “The Sun’s Gonna Shine” (1968) short film (9:55)
- “Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down” - outtakes from The Blues Accordin’ to Lightnin’ Hopkins (7:30)
- “Lightnin’ Les” - performance by Lightnin’ Hopkins (3:32)
- “Making Lightnin’” featurette (8:39)
- “An Appreciation by Taylor Hackford” featurette (10:04)
“God Respects Us When We Work, but Loves Us When We Dance” Supplement
- “Flower Power” featurette (6:19)
“Spend It All” Supplement
- “An Appreciation by Werner Herzog” featurette (10:00)
“A Well Spent Life” Supplements
- “No Man Like Mance” featurette (13:15)
- “Meeting Mance” featurette (7:14)
“Dry Wood” Supplement
- “A Cultural Celebration” featurette (18:29)
“Les Blank: A Quiet Revelation” - an excerpt from the upcoming documentary (10:17)

DISC TWO
The Films
* “Hot Pepper” (1973)
* “Always for Pleasure” (1978)
* “Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers” (1980)
* “Sprout Wings and Fly” (1983)
“Always for Pleasure” Supplements
- “Lagniappe” - outtakes from Always for Pleasure (25:25)
- “Celebrating a City” (10:13)
“Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers” Supplements
- “For the Love of Garlic” featurette (10:29)
- “Remembering Les” featurette (10:27)
“Sprout Wings and Fly” Supplements
- “My Old Fiddle: A Visit with Tommy Jarrell in the Blue Ridge” short film (17:30)
- “Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge” short film (12:19)
- “An Elemental Approach” featurette (5:22)

DISC THREE
The Films
* The Film
* “In Heaven There Is No Beer?” (1984)
* “Gap-Toothed Women” (1987)
* “Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of Cajun and Creole Cooking” (1990)
* “The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists” (1994)
“In Heaven There Is No Beer?” Supplement
- “Polka Happiness” featurette (8:21)
“Gap-Toothed Women” Supplement
- “Mind the Gap” featurette (10:51)
“Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of Cajun and Creole Cooking” Supplement
- “Marc and Les” featurette (6:40)
“The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists” Supplements
- “The Maestro Rides Again” short film (29:00)
- “The Maestro” featurette (12:31)
- “Art for Art’s Sake” featurette (6:58)
“Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella” Supplement
- “A Master Percussionist” featurette (10:13)

English HoH

1.33:1

1080p24 AVC MPEG-4

English/Spanish LPCM 2.0 stereo

Special Case

Includes a 56-page booklet featuring film notes and an essay by film professor Andrew Horton.