Politics & Prose, Washington DC
The Paris correspondent for Germany’s ZDF TV, Alexander von Sobeck, came down to a wintry Perigord to make a 15 minute film about Bruno country, beginning with the opening of this year’s truffle season at Sainte Alvere, the centre of the truffle trade that will be familiar to readers of Black Diamond.
Alexander and his team stayed at the Domaine de la Vitrolle, the chateau that is the scene of the summit in The Crowded Grave, and also features in the earlier novel The Caves of Perigord. In reality, it was Andre Malraux’s secret Resistance HQ in the summer of 1944.
To re-enact one of the cooking scenes in the Bruno novels, Martin Walker was persuaded to cook a dinner, of potage, pate, aiguillettes de canard au miel et a la moutarde with pommes sarladaises, and Stephane provided a magnificent plateau of cheeses. The local chief of police was persuaded to make a mock arrest of Martin, who was driving his deux chevaux, and Alexander conducted one interview in the ascending and descending basket that was the original entry to the huge cave of Proumeyssac, which features in the latest Bruno novel, The Devil’s Cave. It was all great fun, and a reminder that in the mists of winter the region can look suitably sinister.
The film - which is in German - can be viewed on this link.
Additional videos in German will be available on the German site when the German website goes live.
Alexander and his team stayed at the Domaine de la Vitrolle, the chateau that is the scene of the summit in The Crowded Grave, and also features in the earlier novel The Caves of Perigord. In reality, it was Andre Malraux’s secret Resistance HQ in the summer of 1944.
To re-enact one of the cooking scenes in the Bruno novels, Martin Walker was persuaded to cook a dinner, of potage, pate, aiguillettes de canard au miel et a la moutarde with pommes sarladaises, and Stephane provided a magnificent plateau of cheeses. The local chief of police was persuaded to make a mock arrest of Martin, who was driving his deux chevaux, and Alexander conducted one interview in the ascending and descending basket that was the original entry to the huge cave of Proumeyssac, which features in the latest Bruno novel, The Devil’s Cave. It was all great fun, and a reminder that in the mists of winter the region can look suitably sinister.
The film - which is in German - can be viewed on this link.
Additional videos in German will be available on the German site when the German website goes live.
