Film Noir at the Superior Cafe

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Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

We are taking film night at The Superior to a whole new level! In addition to our popular film noir nights, we will be selecting great films that have food themes, and creating an evening with food, beverages, and ambience in the style of the film!

Wed. Jan.13th “Delicatessen”, 1991
The story is centered on a microcosm of a post-apocalyptic society where food is so rare it's invaluable and is used as currency. Little does he know …


Wed. Jan. 27th “ Raw Deal", 1948
Rambunctious pulp made transcendent through Anthony Mann’s direction, John Alton’s lighting and a satisfying gender switch in which the Angel and the Tramp duke it out over the guy.

Wed. Feb. 10th “Chocolat”, 2000
A woman and her daughter open a chocolate shop in a small French village that shakes up the rigid morality of the community….

Wed. Feb. 24th “Blue Velvet”, 1986
A man returns to his hometown after being away and discovers a severed human ear in a field. Not satisfied with the police's pace…

Mar.10th “The Cook The Thief His Wife & Her Lover ” ,1989
The wife of a barbaric crime boss engages in a secretive romance with a gentle bookseller between meals at her husband's restaurant. Food, colour coding, sex, murder… (WARNING: this evening could have restricted content)

Wed. Mar. 24th “Sunset Boulevard”, 1950
The story, set in '50s Hollywood, focuses on Norma Desmond, a silent-screen goddess whose pathetic belief in her own indestructibility has turned her into a demented recluse. The crumbling Sunset Boulevard mansion where she lives with only her butler…

Wed. April 14th “The Big Night”, 1996
Primo and Secondo are two brothers who have emigrated fromItaly to open an Italian restaurant in America. Primo is the irascible and gifted chef, brilliant in his culinary genius, but ….

Wed. April. 28th “Brick”, 2005
The lonely teenager Brendan finds his former girlfriend Emily dead in the entrance of a tunnel of sewage and recalls her phone call two days ago.


Wed. May.12th “Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe” ,1978
When it is discovered that, one by one, the greatest Chefs in Europe are being killed. The intriguing part of the murders is that each chef…

FOOD Films are shown with menus reflecting the film, and the cafe decorated in the theme of the film. There will be the occasional wine or beer tasting and guest chefs for our food films.

Reservations are necessary as there are only 50 seats!

Come dressed in the theme of the film.Prizes awarded for best dressed man and woman who represents the style of the film.