Vatel (2000)

Directed by

Roland Joffé

Genre

drama film, biographical film, romance film

Country

United Kingdom, France, Belgium

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

12

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 179 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 17th-century France, a chef named François Vatel must organize a grand feast for the king. He struggles to meet the impossible demands of his master while falling for a visiting noblewoman.

elegantmelancholicslow-pacedvisually lushtenseromanticformalpoignant

What happens

Vatel is a 2000 historical drama film directed by Roland Joffé, written by Jeanne Labrune and translated by Tom Stoppard, and starring Gérard Depardieu, Uma Thurman, Tim Roth, Timothy Spall, Julian Glover and Julian Sands. The film, based on the life of 17th-century French chef François Vatel, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction. The film opened the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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