December’s Feast Your Eyes will be a foodie festive treat as we’ll be showing this 1945 comedy starring Barbara Stanwyck as a cookery writer who can’t cook!
In her Smart Housekeeping column, Elizabeth Lane (Stanwyck) proclaims to live on a picture-perfect Connecticut farm with her husband and baby while writing mouth-watering recipes and offering home-making hints. Being far from a domestic goddess, when her boss invites himself and a returned war-hero to her ‘home’ for Christmas, the farce of faking it (with a little touch of romance) ensues.
Following the film, the IFI Café Bar will provide a festive feast of mulled wine with a selection of Christmassy nibbles:
Mince pies
Smoked salmon blinis
Asparagus wrapped in parma ham
Sausage rolls
Tomato, basil and mozzarella pastry bites
Tickets for this event are €20 and can only be booked by calling the IFI Box Office on 01 679 3477 or in person.
For more festive screenings and events at the IFI in December, see Christmas at the IFI.