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TIM BURTON<br />
<strong>FR</strong>OM GOTHIC FANTASY<br />
TO EPICUREAN REALITY<br />
BY <strong>FR</strong>ANK ROUSSEAU,<br />
OUR CORRESPONDENT<br />
IN THE UNITED STATES<br />
TIM BURTON WAS INTERVIEWED<br />
AT THE FESTIVAL LUMIÈRE IN LYON<br />
PHOTOGRAPHS:<br />
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED<br />
Last October, Tim Burton received the prestigious Prix Lumière which is<br />
awarded annually in Lyon to leading cinema personalities. The American<br />
director, who has produced some of the greatest masterpieces of the film<br />
industry, from ‘Batman’ and ‘Alice in Wonderland’ to ‘Edward Scissorhands’<br />
and ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’, discovered the Capital of Gaul, its<br />
gastronomy and the region’s wines.<br />
What does it feel like to be in Lyon, the world’s gourmet food<br />
capital?<br />
This is the first time I’ve been here! The hospitality is fantastic.<br />
I just had a little taste of the local gastronomy when I arrived<br />
in my room. I’ve also drunk some really good wines, especially<br />
Beaujolais and Jura, which I had no idea existed on Earth. You<br />
French certainly know how to entertain. I was served extraordinary<br />
wines. Wines that would have woken the dead and allowed<br />
them to see life in colour. And believe me, I know what I am<br />
talking about! I specialise in all things gothic and sometimes<br />
macabre. I know about darkness! I’ve even made a business<br />
out of it! (laughs)<br />
From your appearance, you don’t look like an Epicurean…<br />
Don’t judge a book by its cover! Just because I’m always dressed<br />
in black doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy good food and the finer<br />
things in life. We are only passing through this world and while<br />
we are at it, I don’t see why I should miss out on good food and<br />
wine! Unlike some people, though, I am not a big eater. I’m a<br />
grazer. But what I graze on or drink revolves around quality<br />
products! I’d rather go without than eat any old thing! I don’t<br />
want to be a vulgar digestive tube that fills up!<br />
So when you enjoy a good wine, it’s not in a castle worthy of<br />
Dracula?<br />
I avoid that because I don’t want red wine to excite our friend<br />
114 WINTER 2022 • GILBERT & GAILLARD - THE <strong>FR</strong>ENCH EXPERTS ON WINE
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