May’s Food, Film and Friends features Denmark seen through the lens of Lars Von Triers film”Dancer in the Dark”(2000), a dark musical featuring Bjork and Catherine Deneuve.  The film will follow a cooking class taught by chef Joanna de la Torre of classic, Danish dishes.

Menu
Frikadeller, Danish meatballs
Potato salad
Yogurt dressing
Hindbærsnitter, raspberry bars

“Bizarre doesn’t begin to describe what happens to Björk in Dancer in the Dark. Danish writer-director Lars von Trier (Breaking the Waves) has boldly cast the Icelandic diva as Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness. Selma slaves in a Sixties-era rural-America sink factory — next to her friend Kathy, played by, of all people, Catherine Deneuve — to support her ten-year-old son, Gene (Vladica Kostic), who will also go blind if Selma can’t pay for an operation. Later, after rehearsals for an amateur production of The Sound of Music, Selma is forced to stop singing about “raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens” to face murder charges that land her on death row.” -Peter Travers, Rolling Stone Magazine

Screenings are open to those who don’t wish to participate in the class (fees and starting times below), but we encourage you to send us an email at info[at]thehutong[dot]com to reserve your seat.

Date: Sunday, May 11th, 5:00 – 10:00.

Cost: Cooking class + Screening, 280 RMB, 220 for members.

Screening Only: 7:30pm, 30RMB