Flavourelish: Gorgeous food moments in the film Amelie

I adore the movie Amelie. You could say I am slightly obsessed with the main character. I love her hair, I love her apartment, I love her manner - and I especially love the film's numerous foodie moments.

One of my favourites is when Amelie bakes plum cake (which is apparently actually a beautiful French cake called kouign amann, pronounced queen ah-mah, which translates to butter cake). When I first saw the film a few years ago, I made my own plum cake, although it wasn't using this recipe and I don't imagine it tasted nearly as good as the one in the film must taste (although a friend who tried mine back then kindly begged to differ. Thank you Elmien.).

Here is a link to Amelie's plum cake recipe. It looks gorgeous. Alas, I don't have an oven at the moment but as soon as I do, I shall be baking this beauty. (If anyone in Dubai has an oven they'd like to let me use, I shall share the cake with them...) http://whiskflipstir.com/2010/10/24/amelies-famous-plum-cake-kouign-amann/

As for the rest of the film, I've added links to my favourite food scenes below. They're not all about the actual act of eating, but they do celebrate the texture and, above all, the joy of food. And they are just gorgeous. And the music - oh, the music! (Can you tell I'm obsessed?)

Bon appetit!

The film's quirky and beautifully choreographed opening scene (there is a little nudity in the form of a pregnant woman, so be warned, if you have kids)...