OK, inspired by the thread on Butch Cassidy, I got to wondering about
what might have been the greatest food-related movie that I've seen. I
quickly eliminated "Eating Raoul", "Little Shop of Horrors", and
"Soylent Green".

My nomination is "Babette's Feast."

--
Julian Vrieslander

Julian Vrieslander wrote:
> OK, inspired by the thread on Butch Cassidy, I got to wondering about
> what might have been the greatest food-related movie that I've seen. I
> quickly eliminated "Eating Raoul", "Little Shop of Horrors", and
> "Soylent Green".
>
> My nomination is "Babette's Feast."

Tom Jones. I had to take a cold shower afterwards.

Pastorio

Fargo probably had more eating scenes than any movie I've ever seen, or
scenes set in places where people eat. My favorite part is when
Grimsrud wants to stop at "Pancakes House"; a food reference thrown in
for good measure. There had to be at least a dozen separate eating
scenes in Fargo.

Check out "Tortilla Soup", it has some great scenes of a Mexican father
preparing dinner for his daughters and friends. Raquel Welch is in it
and has a funny dinner scene.

"The Cook, the Thief, His WIfe, and Her Lover."

"Ruben Estrada" > wrote in message
...
> Check out "Tortilla Soup", it has some great scenes of a Mexican father
> preparing dinner for his daughters and friends. Raquel Welch is in it
> and has a funny dinner scene.
>

I was gonna say this! It's one of my favorite movies.

kili

On 2005-07-16, kilikini > wrote:

> I was gonna say this! It's one of my favorite movies.

Tortilla Soup is a Latino remake of Eat Drink Man Woman. While I also
like TS, EDMW is the better movie.

nb

Ruben Estrada wrote:
> Check out "Tortilla Soup", it has some great scenes of a Mexican father
> preparing dinner for his daughters and friends. Raquel Welch is in it
> and has a funny dinner scene.

just a side note, TORTILLA SOUP was a remake of Ang Lee's EAT DRINK MAN
WOMAN.

-goro-

"Bob (this one)" wrote:

> Julian Vrieslander wrote:
> > OK, inspired by the thread on Butch Cassidy, I got to wondering about
> > what might have been the greatest food-related movie that I've seen. I
> > quickly eliminated "Eating Raoul", "Little Shop of Horrors", and
> > "Soylent Green".
> >
> > My nomination is "Babette's Feast."
>
> Tom Jones. I had to take a cold shower afterwards.
>
> Pastorio

In "On a Clear Day You can See Forever" Barbara Streisand has a scene where
she seduces Robert Redford over a glass of wine at supper and her low cut
evening gown. Cold shower time fer sure.
Edrena

I'm going to have to go with Tampopo. Big Night is a real close second. The Cook the Thief his Wife and her Lover gets honorable mention.

"A Chef in Love"

"A Chef in Love"

Julian Vrieslander wrote:
> OK, inspired by the thread on Butch Cassidy, I got to wondering about
> what might have been the greatest food-related movie that I've seen. I
> quickly eliminated "Eating Raoul", "Little Shop of Horrors", and
> "Soylent Green".

There are several food movies that I think are terrific:

Eat Drink Man Woman
Big Night
Chocolat
Mostly Martha
Babette's Feast

I just can't single one out as the "greatest" or my favorite. One food
movie I'd love to see is "Who Is Killing The Great Chefs of Europe?"
but the last time I checked it hadn't been issued in DVD.

Mac

> wrote in message
ups.com...
>
>
> Julian Vrieslander wrote:
>> OK, inspired by the thread on Butch Cassidy, I got to wondering about
>> what might have been the greatest food-related movie that I've seen. I
>> quickly eliminated "Eating Raoul", "Little Shop of Horrors", and
>> "Soylent Green".
>
> There are several food movies that I think are terrific:
>
> Eat Drink Man Woman
> Big Night
> Chocolat
> Mostly Martha
> Babette's Feast
>
> I just can't single one out as the "greatest" or my favorite. One food
> movie I'd love to see is "Who Is Killing The Great Chefs of Europe?"
> but the last time I checked it hadn't been issued in DVD.
>
> Mac
>===========

"Under the Tuscan Sun" had some great looking food in it...

"Rick & Cyndi" > wrote in message
news:Pq6Ce.9891$IJ1.2351@trnddc02...
>
> > wrote in message
> ups.com...
> >
> >
> > Julian Vrieslander wrote:
> >> OK, inspired by the thread on Butch Cassidy, I got to wondering about
> >> what might have been the greatest food-related movie that I've seen. I
> >> quickly eliminated "Eating Raoul", "Little Shop of Horrors", and
> >> "Soylent Green".
> >
> > There are several food movies that I think are terrific:
> >
> > Eat Drink Man Woman
> > Big Night
> > Chocolat
> > Mostly Martha
> > Babette's Feast
> >
> > I just can't single one out as the "greatest" or my favorite. One food
> > movie I'd love to see is "Who Is Killing The Great Chefs of Europe?"
> > but the last time I checked it hadn't been issued in DVD.
> >
> > Mac
> >===========
>
> "Under the Tuscan Sun" had some great looking food in it...
>
>

Oh, I liked that movie too!

kili

Rick & Cyndi wrote:

> "Under the Tuscan Sun" had some great looking food in it...

Thanks for the idea....I'll rent the DVD.

Mac

Rick & Cyndi wrote:
> > wrote in message
> ups.com...
>
>>
>>Julian Vrieslander wrote:
>>
>>>OK, inspired by the thread on Butch Cassidy, I got to wondering about
>>>what might have been the greatest food-related movie that I've seen. I
>>>quickly eliminated "Eating Raoul", "Little Shop of Horrors", and
>>>"Soylent Green".
>>
>>There are several food movies that I think are terrific:
>>
>>Eat Drink Man Woman
>>Big Night
>>Chocolat
>>Mostly Martha
>>Babette's Feast
>>
>>I just can't single one out as the "greatest" or my favorite. One food
>>movie I'd love to see is "Who Is Killing The Great Chefs of Europe?"
>>but the last time I checked it hadn't been issued in DVD.
>>
>>Mac
>>===========
>
>
> "Under the Tuscan Sun" had some great looking food in it...
>
>
Don't forget "Tampopo". Also "Tortilla Soup", and American remake of
"Eat Drink...

--

================================================== =============
Regards

Louis Cohen

"Yes, yes, I will desalinate you, you grande morue!"

Émile Zola, Assommoir 1877

Ohhh, I liked CHOCOLAT, not to mention Johnny Depp was in it.

Rosie

Julian Vrieslander > wrote:

>OK, inspired by the thread on Butch Cassidy, I got to wondering about
>what might have been the greatest food-related movie that I've seen. I
>quickly eliminated "Eating Raoul", "Little Shop of Horrors", and
>"Soylent Green".
>
>My nomination is "Babette's Feast."

Hands down, "Eat Drink Man Woman". Closely followed by "Tampopo".
Saw "Big Night" but didn't like it very much. EDMW required an
incredible amount of work by pros to make sure eveything food related
was spot on. You can find quite a lot of info on the filming
nightmare around the internet.

--
The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
At least now I have an excuse.

Stavo dormendo su un bancale di lambro quando il post di Julian
Vrieslander mi desto'

> OK, inspired by the thread on Butch Cassidy, I got to wondering
about
> what might have been the greatest food-related movie that I've seen.
> I quickly eliminated "Eating Raoul", "Little Shop of Horrors", and
> "Soylent Green".
>
> My nomination is "Babette's Feast."

Ferreri's "La grande abbuffata", from good old seventies
--
Vilco
Think pink, drink rose'

On 2005-07-16, Julian Vrieslander > wrote:
> OK, inspired by the thread on Butch Cassidy, I got to wondering about
> what might have been the greatest food-related movie that I've seen. I


The Scent of Green Papaya
Goodfellas
Fried Green Tomatoes

nb

notbob wrote:
> On 2005-07-16, Julian Vrieslander > wrote:
>
>>OK, inspired by the thread on Butch Cassidy, I got to wondering about
>>what might have been the greatest food-related movie that I've seen. I
>
>
>
> The Scent of Green Papaya
> Goodfellas

I just watched this a few weeks ago and was inspired to try and make
"gravy"

> Fried Green Tomatoes
>
> nb


--

saerah

"It's not a gimmick, it's an incentive."- asterbark, afca

aware of the manifold possibilities of the future

"I think there's a clause in the Shaman's and Jujumen's Local #57 Union
contract that they have to have reciprocity for each other's shop rules."
-König Prüß

Julian Vrieslander > wrote:

> OK, inspired by the thread on Butch Cassidy, I got to wondering about
> what might have been the greatest food-related movie that I've seen. I
> quickly eliminated "Eating Raoul", "Little Shop of Horrors", and
> "Soylent Green".
>
> My nomination is "Babette's Feast."

Ooh, hard decision. Tampopo? Eat Drink Man Woman? Like Water for
Chocolate? Hmmmm.

serene

Just an idle question. What is the fascination with
food and movies? This thread seems to pop up like
20 times a year. Very puzzling to me.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote on 16 Jul 2005 in rec.food.cooking

> Just an idle question. What is the fascination with
> food and movies? This thread seems to pop up like
> 20 times a year. Very puzzling to me.
>
> nancy
>
>
>

Some people enjoy eating, some enjoy watching food and food prep, some
enjoy both. I like eating and to some extent looking at display meals
"well plated food".

Some of those plated foods look very nice, are usually very small in
portions size, and I'd need 7 of to feel fed. Appearance helps you
enjoy the taste.

Fancy things like a carved out watermelon to look like a basket...with
handle...Filled with melon balls etc...are a joy to look at.

I vaguely Remember a Basket shaped Cake you raved about several years
ago.



--
It's not a question of where he grips it!
It's a simple question of weight ratios!

A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound coconut.

Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?

Monsur Fromage du Pollet > wrote:

> Nancy Young wrote on 16 Jul 2005 in rec.food.cooking
>
> > Just an idle question. What is the fascination with
> > food and movies? This thread seems to pop up like
> > 20 times a year. Very puzzling to me.
> >
> > nancy
> >
> >
> >
>
> Some people enjoy eating, some enjoy watching food and food prep, some
> enjoy both. I like eating and to some extent looking at display meals
> "well plated food".

Yep. Food porn. Love it. My favorite cookbooks are those with pics for
each recipe. I like seeing the food. *shrug*

serene

"Monsur Fromage du Pollet" > wrote in message
...
> Nancy Young wrote on 16 Jul 2005 in rec.food.cooking
>
>> Just an idle question. What is the fascination with
>> food and movies? This thread seems to pop up like
>> 20 times a year. Very puzzling to me.
>
> Some people enjoy eating, some enjoy watching food and food prep, some
> enjoy both. I like eating and to some extent looking at display meals
> "well plated food".

I guess. You're right. It's just that every time the thread starts up
again, ALL the same movies are mentioned, it's like stepping out
of the wayback machine.

> Some of those plated foods look very nice, are usually very small in
> portions size, and I'd need 7 of to feel fed. Appearance helps you
> enjoy the taste.

Yeah, the way they feed you in very expensive restaurants. Uh, I didn't
want a sample, I really wanted to order the dish.

> Fancy things like a carved out watermelon to look like a basket...with
> handle...Filled with melon balls etc...are a joy to look at.
>
> I vaguely Remember a Basket shaped Cake you raved about several years
> ago.

Heck, I never did the basket weave part, it was just frosted. Very nice
strawberry cake. At any rate, I wasn't talking about, do I like food that
looks nice, I'm talking about people linking food to movies so often. I
feel as if I've seen Tampopo and I never did, it just comes up every time.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote:

>Just an idle question. What is the fascination with
>food and movies? This thread seems to pop up like
>20 times a year. Very puzzling to me.
>
>nancy
>
>
Nancy, I would seriously suggest that you hunt down Eat Drink Man
Woman and Tampopo. These are excellent movies and you will seriously
get lost in them. Forget about the food angle, just enjoy the movies.
Uh, you must not be averse to English subtitles if you want to watch
these. They are not done in English.

--
The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
At least now I have an excuse.

(serene) wrote:

>Julian Vrieslander > wrote:
>
>> OK, inspired by the thread on Butch Cassidy, I got to wondering about
>> what might have been the greatest food-related movie that I've seen. I
>> quickly eliminated "Eating Raoul", "Little Shop of Horrors", and
>> "Soylent Green".
>>
>> My nomination is "Babette's Feast."
>
>Ooh, hard decision. Tampopo? Eat Drink Man Woman? Like Water for
>Chocolate? Hmmmm.
>
>serene
Those first 2 you mention are hands-down favorites - sometimes I feel
like I'm the only one that ever saw them, as people stare at you with
a blank face as you describe them. I know EDMW was technically far
superior, but I have a real weak spot for Tampopo. It's a great
movie.

--
The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
At least now I have an excuse.

AlleyGator > wrote:

> (serene) wrote:
>
> >Julian Vrieslander > wrote:
> >
> >> OK, inspired by the thread on Butch Cassidy, I got to wondering about
> >> what might have been the greatest food-related movie that I've seen. I
> >> quickly eliminated "Eating Raoul", "Little Shop of Horrors", and
> >> "Soylent Green".
> >>
> >> My nomination is "Babette's Feast."
> >
> >Ooh, hard decision. Tampopo? Eat Drink Man Woman? Like Water for
> >Chocolate? Hmmmm.
> >
> >serene
> Those first 2 you mention are hands-down favorites - sometimes I feel
> like I'm the only one that ever saw them, as people stare at you with
> a blank face as you describe them.

I blame Usenet (specifically Aahz) for Tampopo. Wonderful flick, very
funny and very knowing about food and food passion.

> I know EDMW was technically far
> superior, but I have a real weak spot for Tampopo. It's a great
> movie.

I think Eat Drink was really spot-on about familial relationships, and
wasn't as funny as Tampopo. Other than that, I'd have a hard time saying
one was better than the other.

serene

(serene) wrote:

>
>I blame Usenet (specifically Aahz) for Tampopo. Wonderful flick, very
>funny and very knowing about food and food passion.
>
>> I know EDMW was technically far
>> superior, but I have a real weak spot for Tampopo. It's a great
>> movie.
>
>I think Eat Drink was really spot-on about familial relationships, and
>wasn't as funny as Tampopo. Other than that, I'd have a hard time saying
>one was better than the other.
>
>serene
Yeah, Serene. I read some stuff about the incredible attention to
detail in EDMW, but I think I agree with you in that Tampopo was just
such an enjoyable movie. It seemed like it was on IFC every time you
turned it on for a while, now I can't ever find it, so I guess I'll
have to break down and buy it - poor me <G>. And EDMW was'nt really
funny, you're right - it was really sort of a tear-jerker, but a VERY
good flick. I saw some of my own family in it, so . . . . . . oh,
forget it.

--
The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
At least now I have an excuse.

Gotta be Babette's Feast. Food is part of the whole move, both as
metaphor and reality, not just a 'good eats' scene or 2. I went to one
of those upscale restaurant/movie tie-in evenings, which surely hasn't
happened with the other films mentioned.

Julian Vrieslander wrote:

> OK, inspired by the thread on Butch Cassidy, I got to wondering about
> what might have been the greatest food-related movie that I've seen. I
> quickly eliminated "Eating Raoul", "Little Shop of Horrors", and
> "Soylent Green".
>
> My nomination is "Babette's Feast."


_Eraserhead_

_Pink Flamingos_

_Female Trouble_

--
Best
Greg

Greg, Pink Flamingos... is that the John waters movie with Divine?? I
think John waters is GREAT, I saw him speak, believe it or not at a
Potters conference, he was excellent... and his movies are fun too...

Rosie

rosie wrote:

> Greg, Pink Flamingos... is that the John waters movie with Divine?? I
> think John waters is GREAT, I saw him speak, believe it or not at a
> Potters conference, he was excellent... and his movies are fun too...
>


He is my fave filmmaker. Here is a GREAT site about him, enjoy:

www.dreamland.com

For years now has made a career out of speaking at various venues on the
lecture circuit, and he's also a fine comic writer. He dabbles in art (had
or has a show at the Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, etc.). He always has
interesting things to say about popular culture and this modern life in
general...

He has become incredibly wealthy what with the popularity of _Hairspray: The
Musical_. Pretty cool for a guy who got kicked out of NYU in 1966 for
smoking pot (although he did come from a prosperous middle class family who
was always pretty supportive of him)!

Plus which he really put Baltimore aka "Charm City" (one of my fave places)
on the map ;-)

--
Best
Greg

> OK, inspired by the thread on Butch Cassidy, I got to wondering about
> what might have been the greatest food-related movie that I've seen. I
> quickly eliminated "Eating Raoul", "Little Shop of Horrors", and
> "Soylent Green".
>
> My nomination is "Babette's Feast."


It isn't a great movie, but I defy anyone to watch Fatso (with Anne Bancroft
and Dom DeLuise) and not be hungry afterwards.




"Julian Vrieslander" > wrote in
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...
> OK, inspired by the thread on Butch Cassidy, I got to wondering about
> what might have been the greatest food-related movie that I've seen. I
> quickly eliminated "Eating Raoul", "Little Shop of Horrors", and
> "Soylent Green".
>
> My nomination is "Babette's Feast."
>
> --
> Julian Vrieslander

In article
>
,
Julian Vrieslander > wrote:

> OK, inspired by the thread on Butch Cassidy, I got to wondering about
> what might have been the greatest food-related movie that I've seen. I
> quickly eliminated "Eating Raoul", "Little Shop of Horrors", and
> "Soylent Green".
>
> My nomination is "Babette's Feast."

My nomination is Monty Python's "The meaning of life"...
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
...
> In article
> >
> ,
> Julian Vrieslander > wrote:
>
>> OK, inspired by the thread on Butch Cassidy, I got to wondering about
>> what might have been the greatest food-related movie that I've seen. I
>> quickly eliminated "Eating Raoul", "Little Shop of Horrors", and
>> "Soylent Green".
>>
>> My nomination is "Babette's Feast."
>
> My nomination is Monty Python's "The meaning of life"...
> --
I'll second that. The explosion was fantastic.
Dee Dee

In article >,
"Dee Randall" > wrote:

> "OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article
> > >
> > ,
> > Julian Vrieslander > wrote:
> >
> >> OK, inspired by the thread on Butch Cassidy, I got to wondering about
> >> what might have been the greatest food-related movie that I've seen. I
> >> quickly eliminated "Eating Raoul", "Little Shop of Horrors", and
> >> "Soylent Green".
> >>
> >> My nomination is "Babette's Feast."
> >
> > My nomination is Monty Python's "The meaning of life"...
> > --
> I'll second that. The explosion was fantastic.
> Dee Dee
>
>

<snicker>
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
...
> In article
> >
> ,
> Julian Vrieslander > wrote:
>
>> OK, inspired by the thread on Butch Cassidy, I got to wondering about
>> what might have been the greatest food-related movie that I've seen.
>> I
>> quickly eliminated "Eating Raoul", "Little Shop of Horrors", and
>> "Soylent Green".
>>
>> My nomination is "Babette's Feast."
>
> My nomination is Monty Python's "The meaning of life"...
> --
> Om.

My nomination is Jaws ... if you look at it from the shark's
perspective.

-T