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

Overview

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 the innovations that he, D.A. Pennebaker, Albert Maysles and others invented that revolutionized documentary filmmaking, and explores the mystery of creativity. With the passing of both Blank and Leacock, the documentary is a moving insight into the lives of two seminal figures in the history of film.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 31, 2014

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Cast

Richard Leacock,Les Blank

Director

Les Blank,Gina Leibrecht

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt3690366