Taste story
Mike Schofield has a wager against his wine connoisseur friend, Richard Pratt that Pratt will not be able to deduce the vineyard from which the wine he is serving at dinner originates. The stakes become increasingly high: Pratt wants to bet for the hand of Schofield's daughter in marriage; if he loses, he will give Schofield both of his houses. Directed by: Alastair Reid. Story by: Roald Dahl.
10 total · 10 major
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with an arrogant jerk | major | Richard was arrogant and everyone had to cope with him in different ways. |
| egocentrism | major | Richard(s present to Louise was a copy of his own book. |
| father and daughter | major | Mike and Louise. Peter Bligh and Joanna Bligh. |
| gastronomy | major | Richard Pratt was a professional wine connoisseur and explained the art of wine tasting on television and at a dinner party. |
| hospitality | major | Peter and his family went to great lengths to prepare for Richard's arrival to the dinner party. |
| husband and wife | major | Mike and Sybil. |
| mother and daughter | major | Sybil and Louise. |
| snobbishness | major | Richard was a snooty wine taster. |
| taking a high-stakes wager vs. walking away | major | Mike bet his daughter against Pratt's two houses after much deliberation. |
| unrequited love | major | Richard at Louise. |