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Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes

  • TV Movie
  • 2006
  • 1h 30m
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BiographyDrama

Dramatization of the turbulent life of Elizabeth David, the original domestic goddess. She published her first book of Mediterranean Food in 1950, and went on to write eight more books that ... Read allDramatization of the turbulent life of Elizabeth David, the original domestic goddess. She published her first book of Mediterranean Food in 1950, and went on to write eight more books that have sold more than two million copies worldwide. Her public image was of an elegant, resp... Read allDramatization of the turbulent life of Elizabeth David, the original domestic goddess. She published her first book of Mediterranean Food in 1950, and went on to write eight more books that have sold more than two million copies worldwide. Her public image was of an elegant, respectable and somewhat austere figure. In reality, Elizabeth was a deeply unconventional per... Read all

  • Director
    • James Kent
  • Writer
    • Amanda Coe
  • Stars
    • Catherine McCormack
    • Greg Wise
    • Karl Johnson
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    • Director
      • James Kent
    • Writer
      • Amanda Coe
    • Stars
      • Catherine McCormack
      • Greg Wise
      • Karl Johnson
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    Catherine McCormack
    Catherine McCormack
    • Elizabeth David
    Greg Wise
    Greg Wise
    • Peter Higgins
    Karl Johnson
    Karl Johnson
    • Norman Douglas
    Kieran O'Brien
    Kieran O'Brien
    • Charles Gibson Cowan
    Jacqueline Defferary
    • Bulgie
    Andrew Havill
    Andrew Havill
    • Tony David
    Tilly Blackwood
    Tilly Blackwood
    • Doreen Thornton
    Jane Lapotaire
    Jane Lapotaire
    • Ernestine Carter
    Martin Savage
    Martin Savage
    • George
    Alan Cox
    Alan Cox
    • Cuthbert
    Emma Campbell-Jones
    Emma Campbell-Jones
    • Frances
    Georgie Glen
    Georgie Glen
    • Pamela
    Lucy Scott
    Lucy Scott
    • Patricia
    Neville Phillips
    Neville Phillips
    • Diner
    Penelope Beaumont
    • Mrs Diner
    Laura Lonsdale
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    Bart Ruspoli
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    Sophie Duval
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      • James Kent
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      • Amanda Coe
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    Elizabeth David rocked!!
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    because Elizabeth David rocked - but I have not yet seen it because BBC American doesn't seem to require programming skills in their higher ups (and after what all the stations/public did to Benny Hill, they don't deserve him - but thats for another time). Basically, like MFK Fisher in the US, Elizabeth - almost single handed - saved British cooking after WWII by bringing back decent cooking/food preparation and a respect for (particularly) French and Italian Cuisines. Fisher was born about two years earlier than David and both died within a five or less month period in 1992. Both are worth reading and reading about and a biographical film about Fisher would not be at all amiss. Oddly, though they apparently never met, supposedly David disliked Fisher - no idea if Fisher felt the same or not.
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      • January 3, 2006 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
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      • Malta
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      • Wall to Wall Television
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