Theodor Hierneis oder Wie man ehem. Hofkoch wird (1972)

Directed by

Hans-Jürgen Syberberg

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 24m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A former royal chef looks back on his time cooking for King Ludwig II of Bavaria. The film is a single long monologue performed by the actor.

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What happens

Theodor Hierneis oder Wie man ehem. Hofkoch wird ("Theodor Hierneis or How to become a former royal chef") is a 1972 West German historical drama film directed by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg. The film consists of a monologue performed by Walter Sedlmayr, who plays Theodor Hierneis, the chef at the court of Ludwig II of Bavaria. The screenplay was written by Syberberg and Sedlmayr and is based on the memoirs of Hierneis. The film received the Deutscher Filmpreis for Best Non-Narrative Film and Best Actor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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