Marc and Ann

March 22, 2011
Marc and Ann
Call Number: VHS01552
by: Les Blank; Susan Kell; Maureen Gosling; Chris Simon; Real Videos from New Video Group; Flower Films
Format: VHS
Language: English and Cajun French, in part with English subtitles.
Publisher: El Cerrito, CA : Flower Films ©1991
Notes: Released for television in 1991. Running Time Aprox 30 mins. Music performed by Marc Savoy, Ann Allen Savoy, Michael Doucet.
Summary: A portrait of Marc and Ann Savoy, the Cajun musical couple : Marc, accordion builder and player, Cajun cook and outspoken defender of his culture, and Ann, an adopted “Cajun” who authored Cajun music: a reflection of a people. A more personal look at one Cajun family and their appreciation for their culture in the face of encroaching American mall culture.
OCLC #: 27928137
Added: March 22, 2011
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Well Spent Life

March 3, 2011

Well Spent Life
Call Number: VHS01504

By: Les Blank; Maureen Gosling; Flower Films (Firm)

Format: VHS

Language: English

Publisher: El Cerrito, Calif. : Flower Films, [198-?]

Notes: Originally released as a motion picture in 1971. Approx. 44 min.

Summary: Captures the blues music of Mance Lipscomb, Black songster, sharecropper, and sage. Visits Lipscomb in his hometown of Navasota, Tex., where he communicates his thoughts and feelings about his past and the local life and culture.

OCLC #: 12364734

Added: March 3, 2011

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Always for Pleasure

Always for Pleasure


Call Number: VHS01503

By: Les Blank; Maureen Gosling; Flower Films (Firm)

Format: VHS

Language: English

Publisher: El Cerrito, Calif. : Flowers Films, ©1978

Notes: Approx. 58 min. Beta II. In French with English subtitles.

Summary: Part 1 captures the music, food, and street celebrations that typify New Orleans. Part 2 focuses on the annual revival of Black Indian social and cultural traditions, featuring the Wild Tchoupitoulas and other Black Indian tribes as they prepare for and celebrate Mardi Gras. Flower Films presents a film by Les Blank ; produced and directed, photographed and edited by Les Blank ; additional editing, photography by Maureen Gosling.

OCLC #: 11764449

Added: March 3, 2011

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The Maestro : King of the cowboy artists

The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists
Call Number: VHS01500
by: Gerald Gaxiola;
Publisher: El Cerrito, Calif. : Flower Films, [1990-1995?]
Notes: Originally released [1995]; Running Time  Approx 54 min.;  color; not rated;
Summary: Story of Gaxiola’s life after he decided to dedicate his life to art, including four Maestro Days, as well as his art and philosophy.
OCLC #: 33003929
Added: March 4, 2011
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Burden of dreams

Burden of Dreams
Call Number: VHS01499
by: Les Blank; Werner Herzog; Maureen Gosling; David R Loxton; José Koéchlin Von Stein; Flower Films (Firm);
Publisher: El Cerrito, Calif. : Flower Films, ©1982.
Notes: Originally released [1982]; Running Time  Approx 95 min.;
 color; not rated; uncut version with subtitles
Summary: Documents German film director Werner Herzog’s struggle to complete his film Fitzcarraldo in the face of plane crashes, torrential rains, attacks by armed, hostile Indians, and the loss of several sets of leading actors..
OCLC #: 11750369
Added: March 4, 2011
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The blues accordin’ to Lightnin’ Hopkins/The sun’s gonna shine

 

The blues accordin’ to Lightnin’ Hopkins/The sun’s gonna shine
Call Number: VHS01498

by: Les Blank; Skip Gerson; Lightnin’ Hopkins; Billy Bizor; Mance Lipscomb; Flower Films (Firm);

Publisher: El Cerrito, CA : Flower Films, [198-?]
Notes: Originally released [1969]; Running Time for “The sun’s gonna shine” Approx 10 min.;
“The Blues Accordin’ to Lightnin’ Hopkins” Running Time Approx. 31 min.; color; not rated;
Summary: A lyrical recreation of Lightnin’ Hopkins’ decision at age eight to stop chopping cotton and start singing for his living (1st work) ; Hopkins’ words and songs provide a musical portrait of the black culture of Texas, which reaches back to poverty, hard times, and a deep love of the land.
OCLC #: 34856846
Added: March 4, 2011
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Sworn to the drum: a tribute to Francisco Aguabella

Sworn to the Drum: a tribute to Francisco Aguabella 

Call Number: VHS01497
by: Francisco Aguabella; Les Blank; Tom Luddy; Chris Simon; Armando Peraza; Carlos Valdez; Cachao.; Dizzy Gillespie; Daniel Ponce; Bobbi Cespedes; Carlos Santana; John Santos; Katherine Dunham; Robert Farris Thompson; Flower Films (Firm);
Publisher: El Cerrito, CA : Flower Films, 1995.
Notes: Originally released [1995]; Running Time Approx. 35 min.; color; not rated;
Summary: A film-portrait of the Afro-Cuban master drummer, Francisco Aguabella. Born in Cuba, he immigrated to the U.S. in 1957 where he made outstanding contributions to Latin popular music while maintaining his roots in traditional Afro-Cuban religious drumming. Film explores Aguabella’s role both as a sacred drummer and a figure of historical influence in Latin Jazz, Pop and Fusion. Included are many interviews with musicians who have worked with him and have been influence by his music.
OCLC #: 33938401
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Živeli : medicine for the heart

Živeli : medicine for the heartby: Les Blank; Vikram Jayanti; Andrei Simić; Jacquelene Simić; Flower Films (Firm); Center for Visual Anthropology.;
Call Number: VHS01496
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: El Cerrito, CA : Flower Films & Video, ©1987.
Notes: Originally released [1986]; Running Time Approx. 51 min.; color; not rated;In English with sequences in Serbian with subtitles in English. Narration and translation by Andre Simić, based on ethnography by Andrei Simić from an idea by Jacquelene Simić.
Summary: A look at Serbian Americans and their music and culture with some of Chicago’s greatest tamburitza orchestras and other Yugoslav folk bands.
OCLC #: 19121804
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Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie
Call Number: VHS01494
by: Les Blank; Michael Vidor; Flower Films & Video (Firm)
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: El Cerrito, CA : Flower Films & Video, [198-?]
Notes: Originally released [1965]; Running Time Approx. 22 min.; black and white; not rated;
Summary: Focuses on the trumpet player himself, who, along with Charlie Parker, Thelonius Monk and others, sparked the change from jazz into “bop” in the 40’s. Dizzy talks about his beginnings and his music theories and blows a lot of hot music on that famous horn.
OCLC #: 20457899
Added: March 4, 2011
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Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge

Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge
Call Number: VHS01495
by: Julie Jarrell Lyons; Tommy Jarrell; Ceclia Conway; Maureen Gosling; Les Blank; Flower Films (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: El Cerrito, CA : Flower Films, ©1991.
Notes: Originally released [1979]; Running Time Approx. 11 min.; color; not rated;Funding: National Endowment for the Arts, Appalachian State University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Sponsored by Institute for Southern Studies, Durham, N.C.
Summary: Presents ballad singer Julie Jarrell Lyons of Round Peak, North Carolina relating her life stories of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Includes an appearance by her brother, old-time country fiddler Tommy Jarrell.
OCLC #: 28296206
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Werner Herzog eats his shoe

Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
Call Number: VHS01493
by: Werner Herzog; Les Blank;
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: El Cerrito, Calif. : Flower Films, 1980
Notes: Originally released [1979]; Running Time Approx. 20 min.; Color; not rated.
Summary: German film producer Werner Herzog is shown as he prepares to eat his shoe because of a lost bet. He explains that he performed the stunt to encourage novice producers to practice their art.
OCLC #: 15565295
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Burden of Dreams

November 29, 2010
Burden of Dreams
Call Number: DVD00703
by Les Blank; Werner Herzog; Maureen Gosling; Klaus Kinski; Candace Laughlin; Flower Films (Firm); Criterion Collection (Firm);
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, ©2005.
Notes: Originally released as a motion picture in 1982 (95 mins). Accompanying materials: One booklet (77 p. : map ; 19 cm.). Special features: New restored high-definition digital transfer ; Audio commentary ; interview with Herzog, “Dreams and burdens” ; film, “Werner Herzog eats his shoe” ; Deleted scenes ; Photo gallery ; Theatrical trailer ; New English subtitles ; Essay by Paul Arthur.
Summary: A documentary on the chaotic production of Wernor Herzog’s epic Fitzcarraldo(1982), showing how the film managed to get made despite problems that would have floored a less obsessively driven director. Not only does he have major casting problems, losing both Jason Roberts (health) and Mick Jagger(other commitments) halfway through shooting, but the crew gets caught up in a war between Peru and Ecuador, there are problems with the weather and the morale of cast and crew is falling rapidly..
OCLC #: 62145615
Added: November 29, 2010
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