Hannah and Her Sisters is the November Movies & Munchies selection. Camilla is hosting. It’s getting a bit harder to find Thanksgiving films that we haven’t already featured, either at M&M or at the old Food ‘n Flix group. Glad Camilla found this one.
I am a firm believer that you are either a Woody Allen fan or you are not. With me, I guess I have to take him in short doses. (I do LOVE Midnight in Paris though.) Confession: I actually sat down to watch Annie Hall thinking it was the November feature. Even with wanting to pay respects to the late Diane Keaton, I couldn’t get through it. Hannah was better. Having said that, I think the plot could have survived alone without Woody Allen’s character. Just saying.
If you haven’t seen Hannah and Her Sisters, the plot is bookended between two Thanksgiving holidays. A lot can happen in a year. Between Hannah, Holly, and Lee, here is a brief summary of their experiences:
- One sister sleeps with another’s husband.
- A catering company is opened.
- A writing career is started and a play is written.
- A college career is revisited.
- They all find or regain love.
I loved revisiting the 1986 timeline and I adored the music date scene between Holly and Mickey.
Even though the film features two Thanksgiving spreads (which look almost exactly alike) and there are a few catering scenes, this is not a food-centric film.
Here’s what I spotted:
- Hors d’Oeuvres and finger foods (before the Thanksgiving meals)
- Typical Thanksgiving food
- Cantaloupe (as a starter)
- Quail eggs, shrimp puffs and other finger foods at the catering gigs
- Chocolate cake and coffee in Mickey’s apartment
As on homage to the Stanislavski Catering Company and because my recent themed holiday posts focused on appetizers, I decided to just feature them all here for this post. Here are the pickled carrots, marinated mushrooms, and charcuterie salsa along with some goat cheese and some fresh baked sourdough bread (from The Hubs).
If you’re planning some holiday movie viewings for Thanksgiving, here are some to revisit (with a few recipes):
- Pieces of April (and Roasted Garlic Skinny Mashed Potatoes)
- A Man Called Ove (and marinated olives)
- What’s Cooking? (and a healthy Thanksgiving)
- Friendsgiving (and a Spicy Pumpkin Soup)
- Turkey Hollow (and Green Tea with a Kick)
- Mall Cop (and Sour Cream Apple Pie)
- Elf (and a chilled noodle salad).
That last one is listed just to get a jump start on the next holiday’s viewing.
I’m working on the December posts to continue my theme for this Almost Vintage Holiday.
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