The Chef
(2012)
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The Chef
(2012)
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| Jean Reno | ... |
Alexandre Lagarde
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| Michaël Youn | ... |
Jacky Bonnot
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Raphaëlle Agogué | ... |
Béatrice
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| Julien Boisselier | ... |
Stanislas Matter
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Salomé Stévenin | ... |
Amandine
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Serge Larivière | ... |
Titi
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Issa Doumbia | ... |
Moussa
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Bun-hay Mean | ... |
Chang
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Pierre Vernier | ... |
Paul Matter
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Santiago Segura | ... |
Juan
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Geneviève Casile | ... |
La mère de Béatrice
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| André Penvern | ... |
Le père de Béatrice
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Rebecca Miquel | ... |
Carole
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| James Gerard | ... |
Cyril Boss
(as James Gérard)
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Henri Payet | ... |
Thibault
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A veteran chef faces off against his restaurant group's 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.
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.
"The Chef" is a light hearted way to look at a chef's struggle to keep his act up. He recruits a young chef to help him out, and much hilarity ensues when personalities and different methods of cooking clash. The film keeps a good pace, and there are plenty of funny scenes to keep viewers entertained. I particularly enjoy the scenes on molecular cuisine experimentation, they are so hilarious! The interpersonal relationships are well handled, particularly between the two chefs and between the young chef and his wife. The portrayal of the young chef's financial problem looks very real, and many viewers will be able to relate to that. I enjoyed watching "The Chef" a lot.