Hi Jessica, Thanks for recommending that "A Chinese Feast", it's one of my family's favorites. We adore the scene w/ the big Garoupa. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chinese_Feast
If you liked that one, you might also enjoy Stephen Chow's "The God of Cookery" - which also has a cooking show-down http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_of_Cookery There's a also food motif in the love interest in his "Shaolin Soccer", the duogh scene http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6DYOXkdwp4&feature=related Zhang Yimou's "A Simple Noodle Story" ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Simple_Noodle_Story - a remake of Blood Simple, but set in a noodle shop in China's Far West during the Qing (?). I remember it has a nice dough making scene, but that was about. Regards, Victoria Caplan Media Resources & Microforms HKUST Library Hong Kong University of Science & Technology > This one is not well known but totally brilliant, A CHINESE FEAST by Tsu Hark. It ends withsort of a cook off to the death between the good chef and the bad chef, basically like Samurai film with food. An earlier scene involving a petty criminal who becomes a chef to be with girlfriend and ends up wrestling a giant fish in the kitchen makes me laugh just thinking of it. > > Never understood why it is not a cult classic. > > On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 5:54 PM, Brigid Duffy <[email protected]> wrote: >> The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) >> Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) >> The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942) >> Soul Food (1997) >> Brigid Duffy >> Academic Technology >> San Francisco State University >> San Francisco, CA 94132-4200 >> E-mail: [email protected] >> On Nov 3, 2011, at 2:17 PM, Chris McNevins wrote: >> Not my fave but it does deal with food…EAT, PRAY, LOVE >> How about MY DINNER WITH ANDRE? >> ________________________________________ >> Chris McNevins | ACQUISITIONS COORDINATOR >> UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | HOMER BABBIDGE LIBRARY >> 369 Fairfield Way Unit 2005AM | Storrs, CT 06269-2005 USA >> PH: 860-486-3842 | FX: 860-486-6493 | EMAIL: [email protected] ________________________________________ >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf OfBall, James (jmb4aw) >> Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 2:56 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [Videolib] Friday fun question, early... >> Here I go again… >> For November we like to feature videos that have something to do with food, >> eating, gathering, etc. A few example are Babette’s Feast, Eat Drink Man >> Woman, Home for the Holidays, and What’s Cooking?. What are your favorites? >> Cheers, >> Matt >> ______________________________ >> Matt Ball >> Media Services Librarian >> University of Virginia >> [email protected] >> 434-924-3812 >> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues >> relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, >> preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries >> and >> related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective >> working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication >> between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. >> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues >> relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, >> preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries >> and >> related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective >> working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication >> between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. > > > > -- > Jessica Rosner > Media Consultant > 224-545-3897 (cell) > 212-627-1785 (land line) > [email protected] > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
