To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
So, Carol, you're preparing ratatouille
Please log in to add to collections.
Write Around the World with Richard E Grant

So, Carol,you're preparing ratatouille from Elizabeth David'sBook of Mediterranean Food,...

So, Carol,
you're preparing ratatouille from Elizabeth David's
Book of Mediterranean Food, which was published
in the 1950s

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:03.517
- So, Carol, you're preparing ratatouille
00:00:03.062 --> 00:00:05.965
from Elizabeth David's Book of Mediterranean Food,
00:00:06.069 --> 00:00:08.138
which was published in the 1950s.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:15
Uploaded
May 22, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary
Production
Storyvault Films

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

Movie Summary

Richard E Grant packs his clothes and a bag of books and travels to the locations authors have fictionalised to gain a sense of the places that inspired their novels.
S01 • E03 - Yeah, 'cause we wanted to preserve - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:12
- Yeah, 'cause we wanted to preserve
S01 • E01 "Tom realised he was seeing them on a typical day, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:10
"Tom realised he was seeing them on a typical day,
S01 • E02 It's extraordinary to think that - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
It's extraordinary to think that
S01 • E02 So when Elizabeth David first came here, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:10
So when Elizabeth David first came here,
S01 • E01 "Then aperitifs at one of the cafés at the beach. - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:04
"Then aperitifs at one of the cafés at the beach.
S01 • E01 "They were enjoying a perfectly ordinary day - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:17
"They were enjoying a perfectly ordinary day
S01 • E03 Most of the traditions here are to do with - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
Most of the traditions here are to do with
S01 • E02 When I grew up, the only olive oil we had - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
When I grew up, the only olive oil we had
S01 • E03 You dry your tomatoes, you dry your peppers - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
You dry your tomatoes, you dry your peppers
S01 • E01 And not only that, Highsmith herself was inspired - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:10
And not only that, Highsmith herself was inspired
S01 • E03 But what they do with a dried fig, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:10
But what they do with a dried fig,
S01 • E02 I mean, it's extraordinary to think about it now, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:06
I mean, it's extraordinary to think about it now,
S01 • E02 But then we didn't have wine on the table - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:04
But then we didn't have wine on the table
S01 • E03 A perfect sweet fig, fresh almond inside, - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
A perfect sweet fig, fresh almond inside,
S01 • E01 Richard narrates: In 1952, the 31-year-old Highsmith - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:11
Richard narrates: In 1952, the 31-year-old Highsmith
S01 • E02 It's a whole change of attitude towards - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:13
It's a whole change of attitude towards
S01 • E03 I don't know if there's a gentlemanly or dainty way - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:05
I don't know if there's a gentlemanly or dainty wa...
S01 • E01 Highsmith's first novel, 'Strangers On A Train' - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:09
Highsmith's first novel, 'Strangers On A Train...
S01 • E03 As you can see, I'm in my element here - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:08
As you can see, I'm in my element here
S01 • E02 So I think Elizabeth David kind of came across - Write Around the World with Richard E Grant 00:07
So I think Elizabeth David kind of came across