Room at the Top (1959)

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Starring Laurence Harvey, Simone Signoret, directed by Jack Clayton

The ritual:

Let’s make the ritual a Cornish pasty. If you can’t find one, we can always substitute an empanada. I think you should go for the Earl Grey tea because we’re trying to hit a little higher strata of society.