Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980)
10/12/1980 (US) • 51m
Overview
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.
Top Billed Cast
Self - Chez Panisse Restaurant, Berkeley
Self - Film Director: Nosferatu
Self - Youth Saved From Dysentery
Self - Interviewer, Recordist, Writer, Garlic Peeler
Narrator (voice)
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