The Tale of the Wonderful Potato (1985)

Original title

Eventyret om den vidunderlige kartoffel

Directed by

Anders Sørensen

Genre

documentary film, short film, animated film

Country

Denmark

Runtime

22 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This short animated film tells the history of the potato through European history, starting with an Incan creation myth. It presents the story with a humorous and self-deprecating tone while covering the potato's role in 18th-century haute cuisine.

humorousinformativewhimsicallightheartedcharmingeducationalhistoricalanimated

What happens

The Tale of the Wonderful Potato (Danish: Eventyret om den vidunderlige kartoffel) is a 1986 animated film by Anders Sørensen. Sponsored by the Danish Film Institute, it tells the history of the potato through the ages—with a focus on European history and a twinkle in its eye. Potato's humorous and slightly self-deprecating presentation belies the detailed and insightful understanding of human history that carries through from the Incan potato creation myth, to the feisty tuber's heyday in 18th-century haute cuisine. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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