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Always for Pleasure is a 1978 documentary film by Les Blank about social traditions in New Orleans, Louisiana. The film has footage of musical events, Mardi Gras Indians, a "jazz funeral" with traditional music, various second-line parades and cooking and eating of red beans and rice and a crawfish boil.
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Always for Pleasure Now Playing 58m Documentary Music List Reviews 60% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings The streets of New Orleans come alive with festivals, parades and music.
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- Les Blank
- Documentary, Music
- Allen Toussaint
"Always for Pleasure" is about New Orleans. The focuses are a funeral, St. Patrick's Day, and then Mardi Gras. The Mardi Gras segment is truly the highlight: singing, dancing, and indescribable fun.
Always For Pleasure. Les Blank's celebration of the spirit and social traditions of New Orleans, featuring Mardi Gras and St. Patrick's Day celebrations. An intense insider's portrait of New Orleans' street celebrations and the unique cultural gumbo of Second-line parades, Mardi Gras, and the Jazz Fest.
Synopsis. 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.
Always for Pleasure (1978) is prototypical, and potentially Blank's most exuberant film. An hour-long assemblage, the film drops down into some outer parishes of New Orleans in the springtime, when parade season leading up to Mardi Gras is in full swing.
