--- In [email protected], "llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks - will check into it.
Lovely film. But even if it weren't it would be worth watching from my point of view just for the scene where Uma Thurman stops the wind. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "TurquoiseB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 11:47 AM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: I'm a chef finally > > > --- In [email protected], "llundrub" <llundrub@> wrote: > > > > French restaurant three blocks from my house. My menu. See here > > www.flamingtorchnola.com > > Excellent, dude. I saw a film the other night that > made me think of you. It's called "Vatel," and it's > well worth a rental. > > Directed by Roland Joffe, it's the story of the last, > great dinner party/multimedia extravaganza hosted by > François Vatel, for Louis XIV. It's shot at Vaux-le- > Vicomte, which I visited recently, and the sumptuous- > ness of the surroundings almost matches the sumptuous- > ness of the clothes and the food. Part of the Vatel > myth is that he invented whipped cream ("chantilly," > taken from the name of the real chateau where this > party took place). Another part of the myth is > covered by the plot of the film, and I won't spoil > it for you. > > Starring Gerard Depardieu (in fine form as an actor), > Uma Thurman (in fine form as a babe-and-a-half), Tim > Roth (in fine form as a sleazebag), and Julian Sand > (in fine form as Louis). The tagline of the film > says it all: "Some men are too noble to live among > aristocracy." > > May your presentation be as elegant as his, and may > your fate be *far* more pleasant. > > Unc > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
