Film Food in Livada

One ticket includes entry to the event, one serving of food prepared by Chef Adi Hădean and the Transylvanian Gastronomic Club, and the screening of Wing or Thigh? (L'Aile ou la cuisse, dir. Claude Zidi, 1976).

TIFF brings Film Food in Livada to its 25th edition — a spin-off from the festival programme that unites gastronomy and cinema, dedicated to those who want to spend an evening outdoors with friends or family.

The Horticultural Research Station USAMV Cluj-Napoca, also known as the Palocsay Orchard, will become the setting for a special evening featuring a local producers' market, dishes cooked by Chef Adi Hădean, and the screening of a classic French comedy with Louis de Funès: Wing or Thigh? (L'Aile ou la cuisse, dir. Claude Zidi, 1976, 105').

The event will take place at the Horticultural Research Station of the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (USAMV) Cluj-Napoca, located at 5 Horticultorilor Street.

Visitors can access the event through two entry points:

• 5 Horticultorilor Street
  Accessible via bus lines 32 and 32B.
• The intersection of Băișoara Alley, Liviu Rebreanu Street, and Văleni Alley
  Accessible via bus line 33.

The evening opens with a local producers' market, where visitors can discover and buy authentic regional products directly from the source.

The slow food spirit takes shape in a talk with Chef Adi Hădean and his guests, who will try to answer the question: what does "local flavour" still mean today?

This is followed by dinner cooked by Chef Adi Hădean and the Transylvanian Gastronomic Club — a classic French dish: Steak frites & Café de Paris Sauce

The evening closes with the screening of Wing or Thigh? (L'Aile ou la cuisse, dir. Claude Zidi, France, 1976), a classic comedy long enshrined in the canon of French cinema. The film stars Louis de Funès, Coluche, and Julien Guiomar, with a score by Vladimir Cosma, a composer born in Bucharest who built an impressive career in Paris. Louis de Funès plays Charles Duchemin, director of a world-renowned food guide, who makes a habit of visiting French restaurants incognito. A fierce defender of traditional cuisine, Duchemin must take on a formidable adversary: Jacques Tricatel, champion of industrialised food and fast food.