13 movies about chefs and food, after watching which you will want to cook

13. Chef for the president

Les saveurs du Palais

• France, 2012.
• Comedy, biography.
• Duration: 95 minutes.
• IMDb: 6.4.

Hortens Laborie has already become famous in France thanks to her talent and invention in the preparation of various dishes. Having received an invitation from the President of the country to become his personal chef, she quickly conquers the employer with her art. But peer envy and underhanded intrigue can ruin Laborie's career.

The painting is based on the true story of Daniel Maze-Delpes, the first woman to be appointed chef by the President of France. She worked for François Mitterrand at the Elysee Palace from 1988 to 1990. And after a while, at the age of 60, Maze-Delpesh went to Antarctica to cook food for the members of the scientific expedition.

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12. 1 001 recipe for a culinary in love

Shekvarebuli kulinaris ataserti retsepti

• France, Georgia, Germany, Belgium, 1996.
• Melodrama, comedy.
• Duration: 100 minutes.
• IMDb: 6.5.

Chef and traveler Pascal Ishak leaves for Georgia, where he plans to stay for several days. But the hero has to find his love, become famous and even change his way of thinking.

The favorite comedian of Soviet and Russian viewers Pierre Richard appears in this picture rather in romantic role. But the main thing is that the film perfectly mixes Georgian and French cuisine, which at first seem completely incompatible.

11. Chief Adam Jones

Burnt

• USA, 2015.
• Drama, comedy.
• Duration: 101 minutes.
• IMDb: 6.6.

Three years ago, chef Adam Jones, due to an addiction to drugs lost his restaurant in Paris. Now he works in a regular cafe. But the hero dreams of returning to the world of haute cuisine, and therefore rebuilds a restaurant in London and recruits a new team.

Interestingly, ten years earlier, Bradley Cooper had already played the former addict-turned-chef on the sitcom Kitchen Secrets. And, according to the actor, before the start of his film career, he dreamed of cooking professionally.

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10. Mr. Septim's Restaurant

Le Grand Restaurant

• France, 1966.
• Comedy, crime.
• Duration: 85 minutes.
• IMDb: 6.8.

Renowned restaurateur Monsieur Septim constantly tyrannizes his subordinates for the perfect customer service. Once, during a dinner in his establishment, the president of one of the countries of Latin America disappears. To save his reputation, Septim is personally involved in the investigation.

The work of the restaurant in this film is shown very little. But even one scene where the main character, played by the great Louis de Funes, trains the waiters, already allows you to add a comedy to the list.

9. Kitchen in Paris

• Russia, 2014.
• Comedy.
• Duration: 106 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.0.

The famous Moscow restaurant Claude Monet is failing preparations for the meeting of the presidents of Russia and France. The chef of the establishment Viktor Barinov and his subordinates go to Paris to find a new job.

This feature film is a direct sequel to the third season. TV series "Kitchen" of the STS channel. Interestingly, a significant part of the film was actually filmed in France.

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8. Julie and Julia: Cooking the recipe for happiness

Julie & Julia

• USA, 2009.
• Drama, melodrama, biography.
• Duration: 118 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.0.

Julie Powell is a call center operator and has her own blog. Tired of the gray days, she decides to cook 524 dishes in a year according to the recipes of the famous Julia Child. At the same time, they tell about the beginning of the culinary career of Child herself in the 1940s.

The film was based on Julie Powell's real-life blog, in which she shared her successes in cooking various dishes. But most of all the authors wanted to emphasize the similarity of the fate of the two heroines who lived at different times.

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7. Like water for chocolate

Como agua para chocolate

• Mexico, 1992.
• Drama, melodrama.
• Duration: 113 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.1.

Tita dreams of marrying her beloved Pedro. But according to the tradition of the Mexican family, she, as the youngest daughter, must live with her mother and take care of her to death. Then Pedro getting married on Tita's older sister, to be closer to her beloved. A girl can express her feelings only by preparing unusual dishes.

This Mexican painting is more about relationships than cooking. Still, the idea of ​​expressing love through food preparation looks very original.

6. Irresistible Martha

Bella martha

• Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, 2001.
• Drama, comedy, melodrama.
• Duration: 109 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.2.

Martha Klein is a chef at a successful restaurant and loves her job. However, after her sister's death, she has to take care of her eight-year-old niece. Meanwhile, a new wayward chef comes to the establishment.

The famous painting by Sandra Nettelbeck also has American remake Taste of Life with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Aaron Eckhart. But the original is still revered more.

5. Chocolate

Chocolat

• USA, UK, 2000.
• Drama, melodrama.
• Duration: 121 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.2.

A single mother, Vienne, comes to a quiet French town with her daughter. She rents an empty store and starts selling chocolate products. Many residents instantly fall in love with the amazing taste of sweets. But not everyone is happy with a new resident who violates the established order.

The film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Joanne Harris pleases with a set of amazing actors. The main roles in the film were played by Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp and Judy Dench. And the chocolate in this story is only a reflection of the ability to enjoy life.

4. Chef on wheels

Chef

• USA, 2014.
• Drama, comedy.
• Duration: 114 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.3.

Experienced chef Karl Kasper loses his job at a famous restaurant after a series of scandals. Then he decides to open his diner on wheels in order to once again plunge into the world of cooking, and at the same time spend more time with his son.

Jon Favreau, who had already shot two parts of the famous "Iron man", This independent film was conceived simply" for the soul. " He wrote the script in just a couple of weeks, and then, together with the famous chef Roy Choi, very carefully worked out the cooking scenes. The couple later aired the cookery show The Chef Show on Netflix.

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3. Big night

Big night

• USA, 1996.
• Drama, melodrama, comedy.
• Duration: 109 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.3.

Two Italian brothers open a restaurant in the United States with delicious food. But clients never come to them. Having almost burned out, they, on the advice of their colleagues, organize a large-scale event and treat visitors to their best dishes for free.

There are many interesting storylines to be found in this comedy drama. These are the feelings of emigrants cut off from their homeland, and the meanness of competitors, and even the problems of doing business.

2. Spices and Passions

The hundred foot journey

• USA, 2014.
• Drama, comedy, melodrama.
• Duration: 122 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.3.

After an angry mob destroyed Papa Kadama's restaurant in Mumbai, he and his family moved to French Provence and opened a new establishment. But just across the street from it is the "Weeping Willow", which received a star of the Michelin guide. A cold war breaks out between the owners of the two restaurants.

This picture was shot by Lasse Hallström, who also directed Chocolate. And the atmosphere of the films is somewhat similar: they are touching family dramas seasoned with stories about cooking.

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1. Ratatouille

Ratatouille

• USA, 2007.
• Comedy, adventure.
• Duration: 111 minutes.
• IMDb: 8.0.

The Little Rat Remy watches cooking shows all the time and loves to cook. True, relatives are skeptical of his hobby. One day, Remi meets the young man Linguini. He works in a restaurant, but does not know how to cook at all. New friends decide to help each other.

Surprisingly, in the list of paintings about food and chefs, the first place deservedly appears cartoon starring a rat. Pixar animators approached the work on Ratatouille with the utmost responsibility. They consulted with French Laundromat chef Thomas Keller to learn how to cook, and even traveled to Paris to faithfully convey the atmosphere of the restaurant and the streets.

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