Dry Wood

1973 0h 37m EN

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★6.5TMDB · 10

Documentary

Synopsis

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Featuring the stories and music of seminal Cajun musicians "Bois Sec" Ardoin and Canray Fontenot, Dry Wood is a short, vibrant documentary portrait of life, food, music and festivity in the Louisiana Delta from the singular Les Blank. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 1999.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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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 37-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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53 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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ERA

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

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WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0070005 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

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

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 37-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
253 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.
6IMDB entry: tt0070005 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 37 min · 0h 37m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Dry Wood (1973)

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.