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  • 2015
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  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 4 m
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 4 m
How to Smell a Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy

Summary In the year 2000, Les Blank, along with co-filmmaker Gina Leibrecht, visited Richard Leacock (1921-2011) at his farm in Normandy, France and recorded conversations with him about his life, his work, and his other passion: cooking! With the flair of a seasoned raconteur, Leacock recounts key moments in his seventy years as a filmmaker and...

Directed By: Les Blank, Gina Leibrecht

Written By: Gina Leibrecht

  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 4 m
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 4 m

How to Smell a Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy

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Summary In the year 2000, Les Blank, along with co-filmmaker Gina Leibrecht, visited Richard Leacock (1921-2011) at his farm in Normandy, France and recorded conversations with him about his life, his work, and his other passion: cooking! With the flair of a seasoned raconteur, Leacock recounts key moments in his seventy years as a filmmaker and...

Directed By: Les Blank, Gina Leibrecht

Written By: Gina Leibrecht

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75
Aug 12, 2015
The result is quite a ramble: Leacock talks about how equipment influences filmmaking, the making of a custard and the wanderings of his cat. Through it all, happily, his company is a pleasure.
By Farran Smith Nehme FULL REVIEW
75
Aug 12, 2015
The ordinariness of this film—and the flatness of its video-shot images, relative to Blank’s beautiful-looking ’70s films — isn’t a significant drawback, given how eloquent Leacock can be.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
75
Aug 8, 2015
A definitive reflection on the work of two great directors and the specific slices of cinema they so fruitfully cultivated.
By Jesse Cataldo FULL REVIEW
70
Aug 13, 2015
Leacock proves to be charming company, sprinkling sometimes hilarious personal anecdotes among the high points of his career.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
70
Aug 12, 2015
Documentary masters like Mr. Leacock and Mr. Blank have long been drawn to filming other artists, even though the enigma of artistic endeavor may appear to elude portrayal on film. But in How to Smell a Rose, it’s just as important to feel the relationship between these two, with Mr. Leacock as something of a mentor.
By Nicolas Rapold FULL REVIEW
70
Aug 11, 2015
Rose is a pleasant affair, but you might want to know far more about Blank and far less about, say, pot-au-feu.
By Sam Weisberg FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Les Blank Films
Release Date Aug 12, 2015
Duration 1 h 4 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.lesblank.com/?portfolio=ricky-leacock
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