Clarissa & the King's Cookbook (2008)
• March 1st, 2008 • 0h 29min
Documentary, History
Overview
Clarissa Dickson Wright tracks down Britain's oldest known cookbook, The Forme of Cury. This 700-year-old scroll was written during the reign of King Richard II from recipes created by the king's master chefs. How did this ancient manuscript influence the way people eat today? On her culinary journey through medieval history she reawakens recipes that have lain dormant for centuries and discovers dishes that are still prepared now.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Ganges
Released on: 2007-08-03
Documentary, TV Movie
A journey that follows the Ganges from its source deep within the Himalayas through to the fertile B...
VHS Revolution
Released on: 2017-08-28
Documentary, History
Using testimonies by pioneers and witnesses of the times, delve into the feverish visual culture the...
The 11th Hour
Released on: 2007-08-17
Documentary, Drama, Crime
A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restor...
Sleep Paralysis
Released on: 2022-11-25
Documentary
"Sleep Paralysis" dives in to the little-known phenomenon of the same name. Affected people from dif...
Cathedrals
Released on: 2014-07-04
Documentary
The city of Ordos, in the middle of China, was build for a million people yet remains completely emp...
Infusion
Released on: 2010-01-01
Documentary
In Acadie, the only “real” tea is King Cole, blended in New Brunswick for the past 100 years. Tradit...
Julia's Stepping Stones
Released on: 2024-07-25
Documentary
Oscar-winning filmmaker Julia Reichert reflects on the social, economic and personal forces that led...
Words From Home
Released on: 2025-04-08
Documentary
WORDS FROM HOME is a poetic documentary that explores the kinds of affection and identity in the por...
Fuck
Released on: 2006-11-10
Documentary
A documentary on the expletive's origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gaine...
Food, Inc.
Released on: 2008-09-07
Documentary
Documentary filmmaker Robert Kenner examines how mammoth corporations have taken over all aspects of...
Breaking Bread
Released on: 2022-02-04
Documentary
In Breaking Bread, exotic cuisine and a side of politics are on the menu. Dr. Nof Atamna-Ismaeel - t...
Anne of the Thousand Days
Released on: 1969-12-18
Drama, History, Romance
Henry VIII of England discards his wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir,...
Henry V
Released on: 1944-11-24
History, Drama, War
In 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the co...
The Antisocial Network: Memes to Mayhem
Released on: 2024-03-10
Documentary
From Rickrolling to viral conspiracy theories, explore how an anonymous website evolved into a hub f...
Super Size Me
Released on: 2004-01-17
Documentary
Morgan Spurlock subjects himself to a diet based only on McDonald's fast food three times a day for ...
Soul
Released on: 2017-07-30
Documentary
Soul explores the secrets of gastronomy where two cuisines apparently so opposite in their philosoph...
Going to Hell
Released on: 2019-01-08
Documentary
A documentary film exposing the truth about psychics and fortune-tellers. All the ins and outs of ma...
ABBA: Against the Odds
Released on: 2024-03-23
Documentary, Music
This year marks the 50th anniversary of ABBA’s iconic Eurovision victory, a milestone that calls for...
Under the Stars
Released on: 2022-10-15
Documentary
Paying tribute to some of America's only surviving drive-ins – and those who keep them running – thi...