Michael jackson was a multitalented musical entertainer who enjoyed a charttopping career both with the jackson 5 and as a solo artist. A well spent life texas sharecropper mance lipscomb began singing and playing guitar at an early age but was largely unknown until he was discovered by mack mccormick and chris strachwitz at the age of 65. Les blank served up 1981s mance lipscomba wellspent life. For more great films, please visit our complete collection, 1,150 free movies. River phoenix was an academy awardnominee and promising young actor who died at the young age of 23 from a drug overdose. About ten years later, a film crew visits to listen to him play and sing and to record his reflections on a life well lived. The richness of these gatherings, and the discussions that they engendered, is an especially poignant marker of a well spent life, to quote blanks 1971 film by the same name. Udajne oblibeny film kurt vonnegut, jr na me az tak mimoradny dojem neudelal, ovsem urcitou pusobivost tomuto nahledu do zivota jiz velmi zestarleho. A well spent life 1971 watch on the criterion channel or. These dvds will play on any dvd player anywhere in the world region free.
A well spent life featuring mance lipscomb is streaming with subscription on the criterion channel. Andre ewert business coach love life loud and clear. A well spent life 1972 starring mance lipscomb on dvd. The love for wood free a documentary about well known dutch. This short film perfectly captures that blend even featuring a man fixing an accordion.
Musician mance lipscomb commands the screen in blanks vivid sketch of a man some consider the greatest blues guitarist who ever lived. Mar 11, 1972 the programspend it all, 41 minutes, and a well spent life, 44 minutes, two color documentaries directed, photographed and edited by les blank and produced by flower films. Motherless children 1971 mance lipscomb urodzil sie bowdie glen lipscomb 9 kwietnia 1895 roku w poblizu navasota w teksasie. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. A well spent life is a documentary directed by les blank, skip gerson. In the tradition of his past and future upclose celebrity documentaries, les blank served up 1981s mance lipscomb a wellspent life. Always for pleasure is out now on criterion bluray and dvd. For many years, he worried that his obsession with playing silly games was ruining his. A simpler, pastoral way of life filled with boating, horse racing, drinking whisky, curing tobacco, backyard cookouts, and dancing all night to zydeco tunes at the country ballroom.
One woman decides to change the world by changing the lives of the people she knows in this charming and romantic comic fantasy from director jeanpierre jeunet. A deeply moving tribute to the texas songster, mance lipscomb, considered by many to be the greatest guitarist of all time. I try not to make a big deal about the camera, to let it get between me and them. Escher, 18981972 free reveals the life and work of. In the tradition of his past and future upclose celebrity documentaries, les blank served up 1981s mance lipscomb a well spent life. Private school, a lesbian erotic film set in a classroom in the 80s, is the latest offering from production company gamma films and is directed by the awardwinning female porn creator bree. Ive seen a lot of cameramen go in and treat the subjects like so many guinea pigs. The subject is texas blues artist mance lipscomb, seen at. In earlier years the fiddle was the predominant instrument, but gradually the accordion has come to share the limelight. Cajun music is evolved from its roots in the music of the frenchspeaking catholics of canada.
A well spent life 1971 chulas fronteras 1976 people talk about being moved by a film, but these three short films about texas music may inspire you to actually get up and dance. The film includes interviews and a performance by hopkins. Film profile for les blank, director, born 27 november 1935. The ten greatest texas documentaries texas monthly. To celebrate the 80th anniversary of elvis presleys birth, we asked our readers to vote for their favorite songs by the king. The film wants us to remember that real life is just as much of an improvisationin fact, more soas anything that happens in the theater. The data is only saved locally on your computer and never transferred to us. A well spent life 1972 a tribute to the texas musical performer mance lipscomb. A well spent life 1972 not rated 44min documentary, short, music 10 march 1972 usa a deeply moving tribute to the texas songster, mance lipscomb, considered by many to be the greatest guitarist of all time. In the tradition of his past and future upclose celebrity documentaries, les blank served up 1981s mance lipscomba wellspent life. A well spent life 1971 texas sharecropper mance lipscomb began singing and playing guitar at an early age but was largely unknown until he was discovered by mack mccormick and chris strachwitz at the age of 65. God is a look at the first lovein in san francisco on easter sunday, 1967. A tribute to the texas musical performer mance lipscomb. A well spent life, the documentary by les blank fandor.
Founder of this new franchiselove life loud and clear achieve greater clarity now of your new happy life with a soulmate, eliminate the challenges that sabotage that may keep you from greater. Watching films like a well spent life, a 1971 portrait of texas blues guitarist mance lipscomb, one senses a relationship of total trust between. A well spent life 1972 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This glowing portrait of the legendary musician also lifelong husband and sharecropper is among les blanks. Sep 07, 2011 no man like mance a well spent life duration. You dont need a netflix subscription to enjoy great western movies. Mance lipscomb, born in 1895, a black texas sharecropper, guitarist, and singer, was recorded by arhoolie records in 1960. Astor never wanted to be a star and take on the responsibility of carrying a film. Mance lipscomb a well spent life 1972 avi file, 450 mb. A life on film is mary astors deeply engrossing journal of filmmaking and selfexamination on and off camera.
Les blank passed away on april 7, 20 at his home in berkeley at the age of 77. Sep 28, 2015 this feature is not available right now. Films include burden of dreams, werner herzog eats his shoe, and the blues accordin to lightnin hopkins. How do you measure a life well spentwhat is the gauge to be usedhow do you determine if a life had meaning. A life well spent poem by david paradine poem hunter. See the full list of a well spent life cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. A feel good document of the cajun people of southwest louisiana in the 1970s. A well spent life 1971 directed by les blank, skip gerson.
The subject is texas blues artist mance lipscomb, seen at work and in repose. Its a documentary and musical movie with a better than. He released one of the bestselling albums in history. May 23, 20 mance lipscomb a well spent life 1972 avi file, 450 mb a deeply moving tribute to the texas songster, mance lipscomb, considered by many to be the greatest guitarist of all time.
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