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Always for Pleasure (1978)
Directed by Les Blank
Documentary, Music · 58m
A musical portrait of New Orleans' street celebrations and unique cultural gumbo in 1977: second-line parades, Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest. Features live music from Professor Longhair, the Wild Tchoupitoulas, the Neville Brothers and more. This glorious, soul-satisfying film is among Blank's special masterworks. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 1999.
Cast
K
Kid Thomas Valentine
Self - Band Leader, Trumpet Player
Allen Toussaint
Self - Composer, Arranger, Pianist
B
Blue Lu Barker
Self - Jazz Singer
Irma Thomas
Self - R&B Singer
P
Professor Longhair
Self
Aaron Neville
Self - The Neville Brothers
A
Art Neville
Self - The Neville Brothers
Charles Neville
Self - The Neville Brothers
Cyril Neville
Self - The Neville Brothers
Crew
- Director
- Les Blank
- Director of Photography
- Les Blank
- Editor
- Les Blank
- Producer
- Les Blank
Details
- Release date
- 1978-05-02
- Runtime
- 58m
- Genres
- Documentary, Music
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Flower Films