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Always for Pleasure

A musical portrait of New Orleans' street celebrations and unique cultural gumbo in 1977: second-line parades, Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest. Features live music from Professor Longhair, the Wild Tchoupitoulas, the Neville Brothers and more. This glorious, soul-satisfying film is among Blank's special masterworks. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 1999.

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Language
EN
Original release language
Production
Flower Films
Lead production company
Scope
58 min
Total runtime
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Cast
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Featured Cast

#1

Kid Thomas Valentine

Self - Band Leader, Trumpet Player

#2

Allen Toussaint

Self - Composer, Arranger, Pianist

#3

Blue Lu Barker

Self - Jazz Singer

#4

Irma Thomas

Self - R&B Singer

#5

Professor Longhair

Self

#6

Aaron Neville

Self - The Neville Brothers

#7

Art Neville

Self - The Neville Brothers

#8

Charles Neville

Self - The Neville Brothers

#9

Cyril Neville

Self - The Neville Brothers

Crew
Key crew roles and departments.
Les Blank

Les Blank

Director

Directing

Les Blank

Les Blank

Producer

Production

Les Blank

Les Blank

Editor

Editing

Les Blank

Les Blank

Director of Photography

Camera

Maureen Gosling

Maureen Gosling

Sound

Sound

Maureen Gosling

Maureen Gosling

Production Manager

Production

Maureen Gosling

Maureen Gosling

Additional Editing

Editing

Maureen Gosling

Maureen Gosling

Additional Photography

Camera

BB

Bruce Brice

Painter

Art

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Videos

Always for Pleasure (TRAILER)

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1484 × 2227

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1214 × 1822

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1484 × 2227

EN

1214 × 1822

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TMDB Score

7.4

from 19 ratings

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