SC - How do you make the fruit and flowers from "Vatel"?

[Huette von Ahrens]

In the movie "Vatel", there is a wonderful scene where
our hero makes fruit and flowers out of sugar.  In the
background of that scene, you see assistants pulling
some sort of substance that is a beautiful irridescent
green, and to my eyes, has a taffy-like consistancy. 
Vatel then takes a similar, but different colored,
blob of this and blows into it, making the beginnings
of an apple.  The movie then shows him doing various
parts of making the apple and finishing the fruit and
flower confection.  There is another scene where Vatel
sends Anne a vase and flowers also made of sugar. 
They were all so beautiful.  Does anyone on this list
know how to do this?  Could you recommend a book that
shows how to do this?  Or does one have to apprentice
with a master confectioner for years before one could
make something as beautiful as shown in the movie?

Huette

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