Spend It All

1972 0h 41m EN

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★7.0TMDB · 8

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Synopsis

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Another short documentary of "Real Food, Roots Music, and People Full of Passion for what they do!", Spend It All is Les Blank's spirited look at the French-speaking Cajun community of southwest Louisiana. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Marc Savoy
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Nathan Abshire
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Les Blank
Languages: English, French
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 41-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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54 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Part of the "Les Blank: Always for Pleasure" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Les Blank shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Marc Savoy and Nathan Abshire carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0067782 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Les Blank directs. Les Blank cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French.

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1Tight 41-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
254 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
4Part of the "Les Blank: Always for Pleasure" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Editor Les Blank shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Marc Savoy and Nathan Abshire carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0067782 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Les Blank
Runtime: 41 min · 0h 41m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Spend It All (1972)

Part of

Les Blank: Always for Pleasure

An uncompromisingly independent filmmaker, Les Blank made documentaries for nearly fifty years, elegantly disappearing with his camera into cultural spots rarely seen on-screen—mostly on the peripheries of the United States, but also occasionally abroad. Seemingly off-the-cuff yet poetically constructed, these films are humane, sometimes wry, always engaging tributes to music, food, and all sorts of regionally specific delights. This collector’s set provides a diverse survey of Les Blank’s vast output, including fourteen of his best-known works and eight related short films.