Les Blank’s continued exploration of culture often overlooked within the American consciousness takes him to the world of polka music, exploring its roots, but more importantly, its people. While lacking the same interest I held for his documentary on garlic (still great, btw), In Heaven There Is No Beer just stands as a stark reminder to me how rich culture is and how sad it is that supremacist ideals stamp out any whiff of anything “ethnic”
Les Blank’s continued exploration of culture often overlooked within the American consciousness takes him to the world of polka music, exploring its roots, but more importantly, its people. While lacking the same interest I held for his documentary on garlic (still great, btw), In Heaven There Is No Beer just stands as a stark reminder to me how rich culture is and how sad it is that supremacist ideals stamp out any whiff of anything “ethnic”
