The Russian movie and theatre director Andrej  Konchalovskij – who has been awarded with the Green Drop Award 2014 for the film The Postman’s white nights – and his wife Julia Vysotskaya, actress, anchorwoman, food blogger and author of culinary best-sellers, meet the researchers of the MedEatResearch in Naples to talk about the role of food in their lives, their favourite food data-style, the Italian food they love – from the mozzarella to the “cuzzetiello” (the crust) of the Neapolitan bread, and the pasta with garlic, olive oil and red pepper. In this way they rebuild their original image of the Mediterranean Diet, understood by Konchalovskij as a relaxed way of life, or “sweet doing nothing”.

Interview by: Marzia Mauriello
Video and editing by: Davide Mancini
Subtitles by: Davide Mancini
Document by: Helga Sanità
Translation by: Marzia Mauriello
MedEatResarch – Center of Social Research on the Mediterranean Diet of the University of Naples Suor Orsola Benincasa, head by Marino Niola and Elisabetta Moro
Realized: 06-07-2013

Julia Vysotskaya

Julia Vysotskaya

Date of birth: 16-08-1973
City: Novočerkassk
Education: University
Profession: Actress and television host
Language: English

Video table of contents

- 00:20 Food, ethics and aesthetics
- 02:10 To eat well or not to eat
- 03:14 Mozzarella cheese, fish, spaghetti with tomato sauce
- 04:00 I love to eat bread
- 04:33 The crust of neapolitan bread
- 04:51 The Mediterranean Diet: "dolce far niente" and the quality of products
- 07:00 War, cob and butter
- 08:00 The granaries of memory: food as a way through memories
- 09:00 Food for kids of all ages
- 11:38 Slow food vs fast food
- 12:23 Pasta: a model of positive fast-food
- 13:58 One, two and ready: bruschetta, pasta, pasta, pasta

Geographic information

Country: IT
Region: Campania
City: Napoli
District: NA
Altitude: 17 m. s.l.m.

Links and attachements
References

- Aldilà del disgelo. Cinema sovietico degli anni Sessanta, a cura di G. Buttafava, Milano,1987, pp. 127-32 e 163.

- Vigni, F., Andrei Končalovskij, Milano,1995.

- Andrej Končalovskij, a cura di Causo, M., Gaglianone, E., Cantalupa Torino, 2003.

Fra I titoli principali di Julia Vysotskaya :

  • 2006 — Let's Eat at Home. Recipes by Julia Vysotskaya
  • 2007 — Let's Eat at Home all Year Round
  • 2008 — Let's Eat at Home Every Day
  • 2008 — Tasty Notes
  • 2009 — I Eat, I Run, I Live
  • 2010 — Cooking for Kids of All Ages
  • 2010 — New Year Recipes
  • 2011 — One, Two and Ready

Sitografia:
- BIBLIOGRAFIA DI Andrej Konchalovskij:  http://pc.konchalovsky.ru/books/ak

- BIBLIOGRAFIA DI Julia Vysotskaya: http://pc.konchalovsky.ru/books/jv