[Sca-cooks] OT OOP: Movies Featuring Food

[Anne-Marie Rousseau]

I saw another awesome food movie a couple years ago. ArtHouse type
stuff...it was in german?.

The main character is a bigname chef who lives for her kitchen, etc.
She's INCREDIBLY uptight, and the opening scenes are her with her
shrink, talking about the perfect recipe, and why cant life be like
that?

Her sister dies in a car crash and suddenly her perfectly organized and
orchestrated life is turned upside down when her young neice comes to
live with her. She undergoes major emotional stress, and the restaurant
owner decides to hire a new chef to "help", especially with the pasta.
The guys this wonderful homey Italian cook, and procedes to steal
everyones heart and palate, to our uptight haute cuisine chefs dismay.

Any one else see this gem? What was it called?

--Anne-Marie, who really dug "Big Night" as well, and its an awesome
soundtrack!


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Book/movie - "Who's Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?" - both really
good.
My favorite scene is the 5 French Chefs who are all convinced they will
be
next because they are obviously the best chef in France.  So true it
almost
isn't funny.

"Tampopo"/"Dandelion"/"The Noodle Shop" (all three titles for the same
film).  A must-see for fans of food and cooking, the Seven Samurai
movies,
and Japanese culture.  The only funny oriental film I've ever seen.
Best
line "they live deeply, these vagabonds..."

"Eat,Drink,Man,Woman" and "Tortilla Soup".  Both the same movie, the
first
with a Chinese family, the second with a Mexican family.  Best scene -
the
Mother-in-law learning who the father really wants to marry.

"The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover" (I think I have that
right).
They make love in and around food and kitchen set-ups throughout the
movie.
Most memorable scene - the lovers naked in a refrigerator truck full of
butchered carcasses.  Not a movie for the faint of heart or squeamish of
stomach.

"Romeo and Juliette" - Franco Zefferelli - Not much of a food movie, but
the
scene at the Montegue's house during the party shows the 'bar' service
of
wine with beautiful glassware on a pyrimid shaped table and other
festive
trappings, plus the dancing and costumes.

There is an Italian movie that I can't think of the name of.  The story
line
revolves around a man who is a foley artist (sound effects for movie
dubbing), and a prostitute that does odd things for her clients that
don't
involve sex.  He eventually turns into an animated character.  Not a
food
movie, but one of her clients is a chef that wants to make a dessert of
her,
the scene involves her laying on her stomach on a table in the buff
while he
pours chocolate over her and proceeds to decorate her like a petit four.
Micheline, when you read this, can you supply the movie's name?

"Like Water for Chocolate".  A wonderful food movie, the cook's emotions
get
transferred into the food they prepare (the main character and her
nanny).
Most memorable scene (for my lord, anyway), Gertrudis running away from
home
buck naked.

"The Big Night" - make or break dinner for Italian brothers (?) trying
to
make a go of a restaurant.

Christianna

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