[Sca-cooks] Totally Completely OT, was Short Little Piece on Food in Movies

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

On Jul 30, 2009, at 5:24 PM, Huette von Ahrens wrote:

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> Have you seen the Chinese film, called The Banquet? Yè Yàn (夜宴)
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> It is supposed to be a retelling of Hamlet, but is there a real  
> banquet in it?
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> Huette

I believe I have a copy, but have not yet sat through it.

If it's a retelling of Hamlet, I suspect it's a pretty loose  
adaptation. And there is a banquet that is integral to the story, but  
I'm not sure how closely the food and such are depicted. It may be  
more of a backdrop for the action.

Adamantius




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