The Chef's Letter (2008)In the early morning hours, a chef struggles to write the letter that could overturn his ordered life forever. Director:Sybil H. MairWriter:Sybil H. Mair |
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| Layke Anderson | ... |
The Young Man
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| Ray Fearon | ... |
The Sous Chef
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| Jonathan Firth | ... |
The Chef
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Lauren Steventon | ... |
The Young Woman
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A successful chef lives his life as he runs his kitchen, but his familiar regime of order and control is put to the test when unexpectedly he falls in love with one of his staff. Today he decides to make his feelings known, and so he writes. His plan set in his mind, he launches into the day's work, but as the hours progress, his sense of anticipation begins to distort his perceptions. As reality and plan diverge, the chef begins to lose his grip. Written by Sybil H. Mair
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July 2008 (USA) See more »Box Office
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£10,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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I saw this wonderful short film at Salento International Film Festival 2009. This Festival is every year in September in Tricase, a little nice town in Lecce district, not far from Santa Maria di Leuca, in Puglia region (ITALY), the land of trulli and masserias (apulian old farms). I found this short really interesting. In my opinion is one of the the most interesting short film of the whole Salento international film festival. And it's Excellently directed by Sybil Mair, a young director from England. The director is the writer and the producer too. The different way of telling a love story, through camera shots rather than words, sounds touching. As the shots move from the office to the kitchen scene, you almost have the feeling that not only the environment has changed, but also the approach of the author towards the story has. The soundtrack surely helps the moviemaker throughout the hole short; notes and scenes perfectly merge giving the story a feeling of harmony. CONCLUSIONS: A really well made film with a really good photography. Perfect editing. Original beautiful music too by composer Stephen Daltry. I visited The chef's letter website and I found that this short had different winning awards. 1) BEST SHORT FILM BY A FEMALE DIRECTOR Salento International Film Festival 2009. 2) Iris Prize 2009 NOMINEE at Iris Prize Film Festival. 3) JURY CHOICE SILVER MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE at Park City Film Music Festival. 4) Award for Best Drama HONORABLE MENTION at International Festival of Cinema & Technology… so my first impression about this short was not completely wrong!