Dinner for One (1963)

December 31, 2015 9:38 PM

Elderly upper-class Englishwoman Miss Sophie, with the help of her manservant James, celebrates another year, toasting friends present, and friends absent.

Watch Dinner for One, the Short Film That Has Become a Baffling New Year’s Tradition in Europe,specifically Germany for Silvester - a long-running tradition.The Mystery of Dinner For One.

posted by the man of twists and turns (8 comments total)

Same procedure as last year, Miss Sophie?
posted by the man of twists and turns at 9:38 PM on December 31, 2015

On TV last night here in Switzerland. I still don't get the eternal appeal, but it's cute.
posted by tracicle at 3:28 AM on January 1, 2016

Swede here, and Miss Sophie was the MUST watch TV for us too. I usually watch it on New Year's Eve still. It actually gets much funnier when you are an adult who speaks English...
posted by gemmy at 11:49 AM on January 1, 2016

Shown here every year on NYE too (on SBS.
Can't say I have ever sat down to watch it, or if I have seen the whole thing, but I do appreciate the familiarity.
posted by Mezentian at 8:42 PM on January 1, 2016

That is such an interesting article! I had never heard of this. Must ask our German friends about this. I think this would make a great post on the blue, tmotats....
posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 11:27 PM on January 1, 2016

You should post it.
posted by the man of twists and turns at 8:19 AM on January 2, 2016

They don't show it in Italy.
I was introduces to it by one of my flatmates, Portuguese or Colombian.
posted by thegirlwiththehat at 11:37 PM on January 2, 2016

I posted it to the Front Page.
posted by the man of twists and turns at 12:05 PM on December 31, 2016 [4 favorites]