Sunday, April 28, 2013

Films about Taste, Good Taste

A Touch of Spice is a 2003 Greek film,
about a  professor of astronomy and
astrophysics, recalls his childhood
memories in Istanbul. His grandfather
was an owner of a general store with
a specialty in spices.
Babette's Feast  is a 1987 Danish drama
film based on the story by Isak Dinesen
( Karen Blixen). Babette's Feast was the
first Danish film of a Blixen story. It was
also the first Danish film to win the Academy
Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Big Night is a 1996 American film set in a Jersy Shore
in the 1950s, tells the story of two Italian brothers who
own and operate a restaurant called "Paradise." Despite
its magnificent food, their restaurant is failing.

Cooking with Stella is a comedy
about a Canadian diplomat  and
her husband living in New Delhi,
and their cook, Stella.
Eat Drink Man Woman is a 1994 Taiwanese
film directed by Ang Lee. The title is a quote
from the Confucius, referring to the basic
human desires and accepting them as natural.

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