Delicious
Directed by:
Éric BesnardCinematography:
Jean-Marie DreujouComposer:
Christophe JulienCast:
Grégory Gadebois, Isabelle Carré, Benjamin Lavernhe, Guillaume de Tonquédec, Christian Bouillette, Lorenzo Lefèbvre, Marie-Julie Baup, Laurent Bateau (more)VOD (1)
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Writer/director Éric Besnard’s mouth-watering new historical comedy indelibly pairs Grégory Gadebois and Isabelle Carré as a gifted chef and his unlikely protégé, who must find the resolve to free themselves from servitude. In 1789 France, just prior to the Revolution, gastronomy is strictly the domain of the aristocrats; indeed, the prestige of a noble house is entirely dependent on the quality and reputation of its table. So, when the talented but prideful cook Manceron (Gadebois) serves an unapproved dish of his own creation at a dinner hosted by the self-entitled Duke of Chamfort (Benjamin Lavernhe), the repercussions are brutal, and he is promptly dismissed. The wounded Manceron swears off his passion and retreats with his son to a regional inn visited only infrequently by travellers, and where vegetable soup is the common meal. But when a mysterious woman (Carré) arrives and offers to pay to become his apprentice, the stage is set for a wildly enjoyable tale of reignited passion, mentorship and revenge... and of the creation of France’s very first restaurant. (Palace Films)
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I was looking forward to this challenging journey to acquire the historically first Michelin star. However, the final impression fell short of my expectations. The creators did point out the relationship between the nobility and the subjects, but apart from that, everything else seemed naïve. The life of an ordinary person in pre-revolutionary France must have been much more horrifying. It wasn't just about poor people having to steal bread; the problem was that they didn't have anywhere to steal it from, so they often resorted to eating moss, bark, and roots. But they could have cake, right? Sure, there were goods, but someone would have to pay for them to reach their destination. And I couldn't for the life of me figure out where the main character got the means to finance his cooking (especially while leading his social program). However, to maintain the momentum, the creators ignored such minor details. They focused on the story of a pioneering restaurateur and true founding father of the advertising industry, who wasn't afraid to stand up to the upper class and laid the foundations of the Great French Revolution. It wouldn't have been bad if the form hadn't been so weak. / Lesson learned: Say it with a potato. 2*+
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I'm not a fan of movies with cooking as a central theme, but this lightly comedic drama really impressed me and, even though I think that the most important things about it have already been written here, I still can't help but add something. In my opinion, Delicious offers selected dishes that will satisfy not only the body of casual travelers (among whom I count myself), but also their soul. And to add to things, it is also pleasing to the eye. (80%)
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