Les Blank

For Burden of Dreams Les Blank was always my favorite filmmaker. My devotion intensified upon first looking into Always for Pleasure.

I finally threw him over for Alejandro González Itañarriatu because of his film Biutiful. This is fortunate since Blank has died; had I not thrown him over I would have no favorite filmmaker now.

Nonetheless we must watch Les’ spirit rise. Let us join Les Blank, Werner Herzog, and 800 Peruvian Indians as they risk their lives — and their sanity —

in search of new images.

Axé.


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