It was a slow script, more akin to a French Film than an English one, but as a travel film, it was decadent and delicious. The presumptions were obvious, but the photography, food, and itinerary were jealousy inspiring!
The extras included a feature on the film's director, Eleanor Coppola. It was her debut, as the story was told, but a quick wikipedia search credits her directing 5 other films, albeit documentaries based on Francis Ford, and his work or their life together. She had written the screenplay, Hello Anne, and was 80 years old when she directed this travelogue.
It was an enviable adventure that begins in Cannes, travels through Provence with its lavander fields, fabric museum, and Roman aquaduct Pont du Gare, visits Bourgogne (Burgundy) with its wine and Vezelay Abbey, and finally ends in Paris. The draw are France and the food obsessed couple who talk and photograph their way through some of the finest food on the planet.
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