Film, Food & Wine Celebration: THE BEST OF SLOW FOOD ON FILM -- SPONSORED BY

TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 98 MIN

Sunday, March 25, 4:15 PM at Regal - Purchase tickets

POULET COCOTTE (CHICKEN CASSEROLE)
FRANCE, 2002, 19.5 MIN
DIRECTED BY VINCENT SOLIGNAC AND MARTIAL VALLANCHON
In French with English subtitles
Southeast Premiere
Take a teacher. Add some students. Stir slowly. Mix everything together. Stir again delicately. Beat vigorously. Resist. Check constantly. Blend slowly. Set aside. Let it simmer. Garnish. Serve warm. Let it cool. And start again...


CRAPA PANSA
ITALY, 2003, 15 MIN
DIRECTED BY FRANCESCO BARBIERI
In Italian with English subtitles
Southeast Premiere
"Crapa Pansa" recounts the people of Piacenza's love affair with food--meaning not only meat, flour and eggs, but also conviviality and passion. To avoid ruining the joyful atmosphere of a Christmas lunch, the heroine has to keep a secret...until the pudding comes.


L'AGE DE RAISON (THE AGE OF REASON)
FRANCE, 2004, 13.5 MIN
DIRECTED BY MYRIAM AZIZA
In French with English subtitles
Southeast Premiere
At the age of 7, Deborah begins to think deeply about her religion, and her head fills with many questions. Answers from her strictly observant family and her Jewish friends only confuse her further. The last solution left is to put these dogmatic regulations to the test. Winner of the Golden Snail Award, 2006.


A LOVE SUPREME
UK, 2001, 9 MIN
DIRECTED BY NILESH PATEL
Southeast Premiere
An illustration of the making of samosas, inspired by the boxing sequences from Scorsese's Raging Bull. A tribute to the director's mother who has rheumatoid arthritis in her knees and shoulders; this is a record of her hands in case they become affected.


DE CHINESE MUUR (THE CHINESE WALL)
THE NETHERLANDS, 2001, 10 MIN
DIRECTED BY SYTSKE KOK
In Dutch with English subtitles
Southeast Premiere
Aagt is a lonely woman. Capable of addressing her problems with a sense of optimism and humor, she reflects on her life and those of the other diners in a Chinese restaurant and realizes things aren't always what they seem.


EASY AS PIE
USA, 2003, 17 MIN
DIRECTED BY JON BERKOWITZ
Southeast Premiere
In the small town of Watonga, Oklahoma, Charlotte Baker prepares for the fight of her life in the town's upcoming All-American Grand Prix Bakeoff. For ten years straight she's come in second to her sister Nellie Mae Perkins, but now she's had enough.


PEPERONI (PEPPERS)
ITALY, 2001, 14 MIN
DIRECTED BY GIUSEPPE GAGLIARDI
In Italian with English subtitles
Southeast Premiere
In a small Calabrian village in the 1950s, two youngsters, Dario and Maria, fall in love. But the ancient traditions of the place clash with their desires. In the story, peppers are signs of seduction, but also the reason for the surprise ending. Winner of the 2002 Golden Snail Award.