Spend It All
Mar 13, 1972 | IMDB 6.6
41 min Watch NowDocumentary, Music
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.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
A Crime to Fit the Punishment
Not a Pretty Picture
Heaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy DeVille
Moments in Music
The Art Director
The Music Room
Hoop Dreams
I Be Done Been Was Is
Hurricane on the Bayou
The Town
God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance
Louisiana Hayride
Screen Actors
Let the Good Times Roll
Women in Defense
Showman
Sikkim
The Sound of Music
Appointment in Tokyo
Primary
SIMILAR MOVIES
A Crime to Fit the Punishment
IMDB 0 | May , 1982
This fascinating making-of documentary investigates the controversy and political atmosphere surrounding the production of Salt of the Earth, movingly chronicling the filmmakers' defiance of the blacklist. (BAM) Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.Not a Pretty Picture
IMDB 7.6 | Jan , 1976
Mixing narrative and documentary, the film retells a 16 year old girl's experience of a date rape.Heaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy DeVille
IMDB 7 | Oct , 2024
The life and times of the most original American singer/ songwriter of the last 50 years.Moments in Music
IMDB 1 | Nov , 1950
Using clips from several unidentified films of the preceding decade, featuring many well-known stars of the day, this short demonstrates that an endless variety of music to entertain all tastes can be heard when you go to the movies. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.The Art Director
IMDB 6 | Nov , 1949
A film's art director is in charge of the set, from conception to construction to furnishing. This short film walks the viewer through art directors' responsibilities and the demands on their talents. They read a script carefully and design a set to capture the time and place, the social strata, and the mood. They must be scholars of the history of architecture, furnishings, and fashion. They choose the colors on a set in anticipation of the lighting and the mood. Their work also sets styles, from Art Deco in the 20's to 30s modernism. Then it's on to the next project. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.The Music Room
IMDB 7.5 | Oct , 1958
An aging, decadent landlord’s passion for music becomes the undoing of his legacy as he sacrifices his wealth in order to compete with the opulent music room of his younger, richer neighbour.Hoop Dreams
IMDB 7.6 | Sep , 1994
Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from inner-city Chicago to St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, a predominately white suburban school well-known for the excellence of its basketball program. Gates and Agee dream of NBA stardom, and with the support of their close-knit families, they battle the social and physical obstacles that stand in their way. This acclaimed documentary was shot over the course of five years.I Be Done Been Was Is
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1983
A documentary about four African-American comediennes set in 1984. Restored in 2021 by the Academy Film Archive.Hurricane on the Bayou
IMDB 5.8 | Jul , 2006
The film "Hurricane on the Bayou" is about the wetlands of Louisiana before and after Hurricane Katrina.The Town
IMDB 5 | Jan , 1944
The Town was a short propaganda film produced by the Office of War Information in 1945. It presents an idealized vision of American life, shown in microcosm by Madison, Indiana. It was created primarily for exhibition abroad, to provide international audiences a more well-rounded view of America, and was therefore produced in more than 20 translations. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance
IMDB 5.5 | Oct , 1968
Les Blank's poetic documentation of 1967's Los Angeles Easter Sunday Love-In. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2002.Louisiana Hayride
IMDB 6 | Jul , 1944
A naïve farm girl is duped by con men who promise her movie stardom in exchange for her savings.Screen Actors
IMDB 6 | May , 1950
This short film takes a look at the off-screen personas of screen actors. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.Let the Good Times Roll
IMDB 0 | Mar , 2018
Through the words of the poet Kirby Jambon, the filmmakers offer a playful journey to the heart of the Cajun identity in Louisiana.Women in Defense
IMDB 4.8 | Dec , 1941
Short documentary extolling the virtues and necessity for women to participate in America's preparation for war, showing women working in scientific, industrial, and voluntary-services activities. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2008.Showman
IMDB 6 | Jan , 1963
Albert and David Maysles (Gimme Shelter) directed this 53-minute documentary about movie tycoon Joseph E. Levine (1963). Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.Sikkim
IMDB 6.5 | Apr , 1971
Satyajit Ray's poetic documentary was commissioned by the Chogyal (King) of Sikkim at a time when he felt the sovereignty of Sikkim was under threat from both China and India. Ray's documentary is about the sovereignty of Sikkim. The film was banned by the government of India when Sikkim merged with India in 1975. The ban was finally lifted by the Ministry of External Affairs in September 2010. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.The Sound of Music
IMDB 7.7 | Mar , 1965
In the years before World War II, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey is hired as a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children and brings a new love of life and music into the home.Appointment in Tokyo
IMDB 5.8 | Dec , 1945
Produced by the Army Pictorial Service, Signal Corps, with the cooperation of the Army Air Forces and the United States Navy, and released by Warner Bros. for the War Activities Committee shortly after the surrender of Japan. Follow General Douglas MacArthur and his men from their exile from the Philippines in early 1942, through the signing of the instrument of surrender on the USS Missouri on September 1, 1945. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.Primary
IMDB 6.5 | Nov , 1960
Primary is a documentary film about the primary elections between John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey in 1960. Primary is the first documentary to use light equipment in order to follow their subjects in a more intimate filmmaking style. This unconventional way of filming created a new look for documentary films where the camera’s lens was right in the middle of what ever drama was occurring. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 1998.