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The Tale of the Wonderful Potato is a danois film of genre Documentary

The Tale of the Wonderful Potato (1985)

The Tale of the Wonderful Potato
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Length 22minutes
OriginDanemark
Genres Documentary,    Animation
Rating74% 3.718083.718083.718083.718083.71808

The Tale of the Wonderful Potato (Danish: Eventyret om den vidunderlige kartoffel) is a 1985 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 heighday in 18th-century haute cuisine.

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Fiche technique Directeur et auteur : Anders Sørensen ;

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