"I believe Diana is a Mexicana in her soul and heart." Greenwich Ent. has debuted the first official trailer for a documentary about a charming, spunky, food-loving, one-of-a-kind woman named Diana Kennedy. The film is titled Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy and it explores Diana's vibrant, unconventional life, blending vérité with archival footage, photographs and interviews. The author of nine acclaimed cookbooks and a two-time James Beard Award winner, Diana is called the "Julia Child of Mexico", but the feisty cook prefers the moniker "The Mick Jagger of Mexican Cuisine". Featuring extensive interviews with Kennedy, and with famed chefs José Andrés, Rick Bayless, Gabriela Camara, and Alice Waters, the film provides an intimate look at the leading expert on Mexican cuisine. Viewers accompany her in intimate settings at home - cooking, gardening, and traveling to accept awards & speak to audiences. This doc looks entirely enjoyable. Official trailer (+ poster) for Elizabeth Carroll...
- 3/8/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: Greenwich Entertainment has acquired the North American rights to documentary Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy. The feature directorial debut of Elizabeth Carroll puts the spotlight on the titular celebrated chef of Mexican cuisine. In honor of Mexican culture and Cinco de Mayo, Nothing Fancy will open in theaters in May.
The film made its premiere at SXSW in March and includes interviews with Kennedy as well as famed chefs José Andrés, Gabriela Camara and Alice Waters. Kennedy authored nine cookbooks and has spent nearly seventy years exploring Mexico researching the country’s varied and complex cuisines. A two-time James Beard Award winner, she was decorated with an Order of the Aztec Eagle from the Mexican government in 1982 and became a Member of the Order of the British Empire from the UK in 2002. Kennedy is often referred to as the “Julia Child of Mexico” although the feisty food expert prefers...
The film made its premiere at SXSW in March and includes interviews with Kennedy as well as famed chefs José Andrés, Gabriela Camara and Alice Waters. Kennedy authored nine cookbooks and has spent nearly seventy years exploring Mexico researching the country’s varied and complex cuisines. A two-time James Beard Award winner, she was decorated with an Order of the Aztec Eagle from the Mexican government in 1982 and became a Member of the Order of the British Empire from the UK in 2002. Kennedy is often referred to as the “Julia Child of Mexico” although the feisty food expert prefers...
- 10/10/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
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