Always for Pleasure

Name: Always for Pleasure
Uploaded: 1978-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 58 min
Description: An intense insider's portrait of New Orleans' street celebrations and unique cultural gumbo: 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.

7.30
January 1978
58 min

An intense insider's portrait of New Orleans' street celebrations and unique cultural gumbo: 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.

Type:
MOVIE
Country:
US
Genres:
Documentary
Release:
May 1978
Production:
Flower Films
Cast:
Kid Thomas Valentine, Allen Toussaint, Blue Lu Barker, Irma Thomas, Professor Longhair, Aaron Neville, Art Neville, Charles Neville, Cyril Neville
Tags:
southern usa, new orleans, louisiana, mardi gras, parade, soul music, black culture, costumes

Always for Pleasure

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