Ratatouille

Films about food are an unusual but rich niche.  Very few have had enormous commercial success, although there are some exceptions such as Babette's Feast or Chocolat.  Supposedly, Big Night is a fantastic example of food-porn although I've yet to see it and if we want to get down and dirty, there is always La Grande Bouffe.

It now looks like food is getting the Pixar treatment with Ratatouille, the story of an American rat living in Paris, with a yearning for top nosh.  I wonder if the inspiration might have been Orson Welles' Down and Out in Paris and London?

We have got at least a year to wait until we see any more than the trailer, but that at least is promising.

Hat-tip: Il Forno