Chef carl casper cooks pretty high end frenchitalian culinary food in the. Chef is a 2014 american comedydrama film written, coproduced, directed by, and starring jon favreau. An oldschool chef attempts to modernize his cooking style to save his restaurant in this culinarythemed french comedy. A veteran chef faces off against his restaurant groups new ceo, who wants to the establishment to lose a star from its rating in order to bring in a younger chef who specializes in molecular gastronomy. I am really keen to do so because i love french comedies in general and the cast jean reno and michael young and story look great. With karin viard, emmanuelle devos, roschdy zem, philippe rebbot.
A list of 50 highest rated french films according to imdb poll. Le chef official us release trailer 1 2014 jean reno movie hd. Jean reno stars as a veteran chef who faces off against his. Raphaelle agogue fr as beatrice, jackys pregnant girlfriend. For much of the films short running time, le chef is french farce 101. This film is about a chef who has to do his best and reinvent his culinary style in order to stop his boss from closing his restaurant. Aspiring chef jacky has the talent, but not the luck. Jean reno stars as a veteran chef who faces off against his restaurant groups new ceo.
Cohen keeps it fast, colourful and just slightly exaggerated. A french movie, directed by daniel cohen starring michael youn, jean reno and raphaelle agogue. When management tries to sabotage renos michelin star, he brings in a younger chef michael youn who. The chef is a light hearted way to look at a chefs struggle to keep his act up. Michael youn as jacky bonnot, a finnicky, clumsy, selftaught cook who dreams. Jean reno as alexandre lagarde, a renowned chef and host of a tv show called the recipes. French dishes, expressions, ways to live, and how cooking become a way of life and a life philosophy. A head chef quits his restaurant job and buys a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged family. The plot is simple and the movie is easy, no complications. If you can see only one film about food preparation this summer, make it. A veteran chef faces off against his restaurant groups new ceo, who wants to the. One of the things that made chef into an easy digestible food film. French film haute cuisine, about mitterrands private.