Last week, someone brought up the movie Babette's Feast in conversation. I was immediately swept back to the first time I saw it. I was 12 or 13 and it was a Saturday night. My mom had heard good things about it and so checked it out from the local library. We settled down on the couch in the family room to watch it and were completely swept away. I remember that at one point we paused VCR (ah, the good old days) in order to run to the kitchen and make tea. We weren't regular tea drinkers, its just that the film, with it's chilly, windswept settings and visuals of tea poured from pots, made us long to be holding steaming mugs of our own. Thinking about that movie got me thinking about other food movies and as luck would have it, Cinematical just recently put together a list of seven movies that appeal to the foodie in all of us. Oddly, Babette's Feast (or Tampopo for that matter) isn't on the list, but I heartily approve of all the other offerings (although I recommend that you make sure you get Mostly Martha and steer clear of the American version, No Reservations). If you're looking for film that will inspire you and make you just a little bit hungry, this list is an excellent starting place.
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11-27-2007 @ 3:27PM
Julie said...
I think I was about the same age when I discovered Babette's Feast and was completely glued to all the food. I still view this movie a couple times a year, I am also a huge fan of Big Night(Marc Anthony is so cute in it).
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11-27-2007 @ 5:27PM
Lee said...
How can Big Night not be on this list?
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11-27-2007 @ 5:29PM
chris furniss said...
Babette's Feast is one of my favorite movies of all time. Thanks for making me all nostalgic. :)
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11-28-2007 @ 7:22AM
Aizat said...
Ratatouille is a great cartoon..
I like it very much..
The mice create a better environment..
more clean and healthy..
http://www.taszara.com
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11-28-2007 @ 11:35AM
eric said...
i agree with Lee - to me, Big Night is THE food movie.
i absolutely adore it.
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11-28-2007 @ 12:30PM
totoro said...
No Tampopo? Come on.
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