How to Smell a Rose: A Visit With Ricky Leacock in Normandy

2014

1h 4m

Documentary

Biography

History

Drama

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Filmmakers Les Blank and Gina Leibrecht visit Richard Leacock at his farm in Normandy to talk about his life, work and cooking.

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Noel Murray

AV Club

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.

Rated: B

Aug 13, 2015

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Farran Smith Nehme

New York Post

The great documentarian Les Blank died in 2013 - two years after his mentor, Richard Leacock - but both are warmly present in this set of interviews Blank did with his teacher in France 15 years ago.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 12, 2015

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Nicolas Rapold

New York Times

Like Mr. Leacock's other films, it helps give the "feeling of being there" that he strove for.

Aug 12, 2015

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Nora Lee Mandel

Film-Forward.com

Provides a leisurely, insightful history of documentaries that parallels the filmmaker's biography, done in the style he championed, by Les Blank, who he greatly influenced.

Rated: 9/10

Aug 12, 2015

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Daniel Eagan

Film Journal International

Engaging look at Ricky Leacock from his friend Les Blank marks a valedictory for both filmmakers.

Aug 11, 2015

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Synopsis

Filmmakers Les Blank and Gina Leibrecht visit Richard Leacock at his farm in Normandy to talk about his life, work and cooking.

Director: Les Blank, Gina Leibrecht
Producer: Les Blank, Gina Leibrecht
Screenwriter: Gina Leibrecht
Genre: Documentary, Biography, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 5, 2016
Runtime: 1h 4m

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