Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

Movie
TitleGarlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
User score

7.5

Release dateOct 12, 1980
GenreDocumentary
DirectorLes Blank
Production countryUnited States of America
Production companiesFlower Films
Run time51 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.

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Apr 21, 2015

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