City of Gold (2015)

A documentary portrait that takes us into Jonathan Gold's universe to tell the improbable story of a revolution inspired by the pen, but driven by the palate.

Director:

Laura Gabbert

Writers:

Laura Gabbert (story), Laura Gabbert

Stars:

David Chang, Roy Choi, Jonathan Gold

3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
David Chang	...	Himself
Roy Choi	...	Himself
Jonathan Gold	...	Himself
Ludo Lefebvre	...	Himself
Peter Meehan	...	Himself
John Powers	...	Himself
Ruth Reichl	...	Herself
Allen Salkin	...	Himself
Robert Sietsema	...	Himself
Calvin Trillin	...	Himself
Garth Trinidad	...	Himself
Andrew Zimmern	...	Himself

Storyline

CITY OF GOLD is about the transformative power of food and food writing in how we experience where we live. Pulitzer Prize winning critic, Jonathan Gold, is our VIrgilian guide, casting his light upon a vibrant and growing cultural movement, a movement in which he plays the dual roles of high-low priest and culinary geographer of his beloved Los Angeles.

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Plot Keywords:

antomtas carmen | reference to raymond chandler | ethnic food | street performer | food truck | 

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Taglines:

Discover the world, one meal at a time.

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 March 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Город Голда

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$62,959, 13 March 2016, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$608,799, 15 May 2016

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jonathan Gold played 'Cello while studying at UCLA.

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Soundtracks

To Mourn
Written and Performed by Ryan Rumery
Courtesy of Ryan Rumery

User Reviews

Great job on the documentary

Laura did a great job on the documentary that Cornicles Jonathan's journey of many years that takes him though Los Angeles and surrounding suburbs. I see lots of documentaries and I think this is one of the most interesting and enjoyable ones that I have seen: and it's not that I am bias as he is my son in-law. I actually found out things that I did not know about his early life.

If anything, City of Gold could use a dash more Jonathan Gold. Only toward the end does it reveal he grew up in South Central, where his earliest memories were tanks growling down the streets during the Watts riots. At twelve, he was a cello prodigy. At twenty he was grinding the cello in a punk band, and soon met his wife, Laurie Ochoa, at the LA Weekly when she was an intern and he a proofreader. Twenty-five years of marriage later, she's still his favorite taco truck date. And despite the last decade of accolades, he remains punk at heart, staggering at a Vietnamese joint named Pho Kim.

One of the film's funniest scenes is of Gold's brother Mark, an environmentalist, taking him to task for supporting sushi restaurants that sell blue-fin tuna. "Jonathan is eating everything I'm trying to save," he sighs, though Mark is grateful his brother decried shark fin soup. Yet City of Gold's most resonant moment is Gold walking through an art museum with his son and daughter, passing on his father's love of culture to the next generation. When his boy asks why a figurine doesn't have eyes, Gold explains that sometimes the facts of a portrait aren't the priority — a philosophy his reviews serve up with every plate.

Source: http://www.megashare-viooz.net/city-gold-2015.html