Always for Pleasure
- Released on
Documentary
•- Runtime
- 58 mins
(18 votes)
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.
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.
Cast
- Kid Thomas Valentine
- Allen Toussaint
- Blue Lu Barker
- Irma Thomas
- Professor Longhair
- Aaron Neville
- Art Neville
- Charles Neville
- Cyril Neville
Director
- Les Blank
Producers
- Les Blank
