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Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers • 50m

Directed by Les Blank • 1980 • United States

In this love letter to “the stinking rose,” documentarian Les Blank interviews garlic fanatics of all stripes, from cooks to members of garlic appreciation societies.

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