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Florent: Queen of the Meat Market
directed by David Sigal, fl. 1996; produced by Laura Van Schendel, fl. 2008, Trevor Laurence, fl. 2010 and David Sigal, fl. 1996 (Los Angeles, CA: FilmHub, 2010), 1 hour 29 mins
Let Julianne Moore, Isaac Mizrahi, Diane Von Furstenberg & other famous (and infamous) faces take you on a fantastic voyage to NYC's legendary Florent diner. This wildly entertaining doc chronicles the history and final days of this outrageous icon.
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directed by David Sigal, fl. 1996; produced by Laura Van Schendel, fl. 2008, Trevor Laurence, fl. 2010 and David Sigal, fl. 1996 (Los Angeles, CA: FilmHub, 2010), 1 hour 29 mins
Description
Let Julianne Moore, Isaac Mizrahi, Diane Von Furstenberg & other famous (and infamous) faces take you on a fantastic voyage to NYC's legendary Florent diner. This wildly entertaining doc chronicles the history and final days of this outrageous icon.
Field of Study
Food Studies Online
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Laura Van Schendel, fl. 2008, Trevor Laurence, fl. 2010, David Sigal, fl. 1996
Author / Creator
David Sigal, fl. 1996
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
FilmHub
Speaker / Narrator
Sean Strub, 1958-, Diane von Fürstenberg, 1946-, Isaac Mizrahi, 1961-, Julianne Moore, 1960-
Person Discussed
Sean Strub, 1958-, Diane von Fürstenberg, 1946-, Isaac Mizrahi, 1961-, Julianne Moore, 1960-
Topic / Theme
LGBT life, Cultural diversity, Cultural participation, Restaurants
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010 Magic Lantern Production
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Maharajah Burger
written by Thomas Balmes; directed by Thomas Balmes; produced by Thomas Balmes, Patrick Winocour, fl. 2000 and Juliette Guigon, fl. 2000, Quark Productions, TBC Productions and Canal+ (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 51 mins
This film takes a wry look at the cultural confrontation of East and West, as reflected in attitudes towards the cow. In India, the cow is revered and cared for well beyond its prime. We see a hospice where cows spend their last days in comfort. When the BBC reports on the mass slaughter of cows due to mad cow dis...
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written by Thomas Balmes; directed by Thomas Balmes; produced by Thomas Balmes, Patrick Winocour, fl. 2000 and Juliette Guigon, fl. 2000, Quark Productions, TBC Productions and Canal+ (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 51 mins
Description
This film takes a wry look at the cultural confrontation of East and West, as reflected in attitudes towards the cow. In India, the cow is revered and cared for well beyond its prime. We see a hospice where cows spend their last days in comfort. When the BBC reports on the mass slaughter of cows due to mad cow disease, the Indians are appalled. One suggests that the British send their sick and old cows to India for caretaking. When McDonalds open...
This film takes a wry look at the cultural confrontation of East and West, as reflected in attitudes towards the cow. In India, the cow is revered and cared for well beyond its prime. We see a hospice where cows spend their last days in comfort. When the BBC reports on the mass slaughter of cows due to mad cow disease, the Indians are appalled. One suggests that the British send their sick and old cows to India for caretaking. When McDonalds opened up in New Delhi, featuring the Maharajah Burger, there was outrage at this affront. To many Indians it is a symbol of Western cultural imperialism – Western greed undermining traditional values in India. One elderly maharajah hopefully observes that the Indian culture has survived thousands of years and will not succumb to this latest onslaught. College Adult
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Thomas Balmes, Arvin Singh, fl. 2000, Baldev Singh, fl. 2000, Sham Giri, fl. 2000, Patrick Winocour, fl. 2000, Juliette Guigon, fl. 2000, Quark Productions, TBC Productions, Canal+
Author / Creator
Thomas Balmes
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Indian, Cattle, Hinduism, Animal illnesses, Religious beliefs, Cultural identity, Diet and food, Sociology, Fast food restaurants, Ethnography, Late 20th Century (1975–2000), Indians (Asian)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2000. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Roman Restaurant Rhythms
directed by Michael Herzfeld, 1947- (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2011), 39 mins
This delightful and mouth-watering documentary provides a 'backstage,' behind-the-scenes foray into the rhythms of food preparation in four traditional restaurants in Rome. Behind the stately courses of a modern Roman meal -- antipasto, pasta, perhaps a diversion into pizza, then a main course, vegetable specialty...
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directed by Michael Herzfeld, 1947- (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2011), 39 mins
Description
This delightful and mouth-watering documentary provides a 'backstage,' behind-the-scenes foray into the rhythms of food preparation in four traditional restaurants in Rome. Behind the stately courses of a modern Roman meal -- antipasto, pasta, perhaps a diversion into pizza, then a main course, vegetable specialty, and dessert -- lies another, more frantic tempo, hidden behind the swing doors of the kitchens. This is the space, as one restaurant...
This delightful and mouth-watering documentary provides a 'backstage,' behind-the-scenes foray into the rhythms of food preparation in four traditional restaurants in Rome. Behind the stately courses of a modern Roman meal -- antipasto, pasta, perhaps a diversion into pizza, then a main course, vegetable specialty, and dessert -- lies another, more frantic tempo, hidden behind the swing doors of the kitchens. This is the space, as one restaurant owner remarks, that the customer doesn't get to see. As orders start arriving and organized confusion intensifies, the film explores the cultural diversity behind one of the world's most self-consciously traditionalizing of cuisines, its origins allegedly lying in ancient Roman recipes conserved by the Jewish culture of the ghetto but augmented by the pork-accented food of the hinterland. This dietary confusion now also confronts the Muslim Bangladeshis who constitute much of the restaurant labor force but who have adopted the Roman attitude of 'accommodation' by treating work and religion as separate domains of life. Together the food artisans of Rome generate a kaleidoscopic feast of taste, smell, motion, and vision that will generate thought and discussion about culture, cuisine, and tradition in a wide array of courses. Roman Restaurant Rhythms was produced by Michael Herzfeld, Professor of Anthropology and Curator of European Ethnology in the Peabody Museum at Harvard University. The film is in Italian with English subtitles.
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Field of Study
Food Studies Online
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Michael Herzfeld, 1947-
Author / Creator
Michael Herzfeld, 1947-
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Topic / Theme
Restaurants, Food preparation, Bangladeshis, Italians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 by Berkeley Media LLC
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