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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.
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.
- Les Blank
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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
Sep 10, 2012 · Good-time film-making, ethnography with rhythm: the title says all you need to know about Blank's unique movie on the tributaries of rock'n'roll. Release Details Duration: 58 mins
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.
We end with the annual parade for St. Joseph, the saint of the people. More music, dance and ritual. Always for Pleasure is streaming with subscription on The Criterion Channel. It's a documentary movie with a better than average IMDb audience rating of 7.4 (575 votes) and was met with mixed reviews by critics.
