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A scene from “The Truffle Hunters” opening at Lincoln Theater Friday, May 7. Courtesy of the venue
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One of the joys of going to the movies is to escape and marvel in unknown and unfamiliar worlds – to take a break from the tribulations of daily life and get lost in wonder. The Truffle Hunters does just that. As Variety notes, it is “A scrumptious cinematic journey. Try not to fall hard for the joy it spreads.”
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The Rehoboth Beach Film Society’s Cinema Art Theater will present “The Truffle Hunters,” an enchanting documentary about a group of male friends combing the forests for an unlikely delicacy, starting Friday, April 30.
Deep in the forests of Piedmont, Italy, a handful of men, over 70 years old, hunt for the rare and expensive white Alba truffle – which to date has resisted all of modern science’s efforts at cultivation. They are guided by a secret culture and training passed down through generations, as well as by the noses of their cherished and expertly trained dogs. As it soon becomes clear, these aging men may just hold something much more valuable than even the prized truffle: the secret to a rich and meaningful life.
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Marcella Hazan was a great expert on Italian cuisine, and I remember reading in her
The Classic Italian Cook Book that farmers would forage for truffles with the help of their dogs, who would sniff out the precious mushrooms. She said that a farmer with a reliable dog would not sell the animal for any price. What’s clear from
The Truffle Hunters, if you see it at one of the Tarrant County theaters where it opens this weekend, is that these dogs are more than just employees to their owners. They’re beloved friends, and that makes this as much a film about people and their pets as they are about the