A zesty paean of praise to the greater glories of garlic. This lip-smacking foray into the history, consumption, cultivation and culinary/curative powers of the stinking rose features chef Alice Waters of Chez Panisse, and a flavorful musical soundtrack. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 1999.
You can stream Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers on Criterion Channel.
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers was directed by Les Blank.
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers runs for 51min, and was released in 1980.
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