Below you will see that most favorite chef is the worst nightmare in the kitchen. Coincidentally or not, Stanley Tucci, an actor always surprising in his roles, although a little overlooked, has two films among the best productions about cooking. “Enjoy your meal!”
10. Big Night
The story of two brothers who open an Italian restaurant. Their new business is at first put to the test because it competes with a larger restaurant and famous. This film is art images dishes and their preparation. Find a sequence as a preparation may symbolize omelettes without words, reconciliation between the brothers.
09. Mostly Martha
“Mostly Martha” is a film about cooking from 2002, which won several international awards. Directed by Sandra Nettelbeck, with Martina Gedeck in a leading role, is the original film was remade in 2007 under the title “No Reservations”. The plot is the same as in the 2007 film with Catherine Zeta-Jones: a chief must grow one niece left with trauma, while leading alone in a restaurant kitchen top with sophisticated menu.
08. Babette’s Feast
Gabriel Axel launched in 1987 film “Babette’s Feast”, the following year won the Oscar trophy offered by the U.S. Film Academy for Best Foreign Film. In the film food is meant to be an incentive for changes in life. Babette is a chef in Paris who comes to take refuge in a remote village in Denmark. She asked for shelter from the two older girls, pious, who preferred to stay with their father all life. Babette, a stranger of another religion, will be able to surprise the two women.
07. Baby Boom
Diane Keaton is J.C. Wiatt successful business woman who gives up career to be able to insure a home in the natural environment in the country, a newborn. Child is for him and not very welcome windfall from a distant relative. Immediately after bringing the baby home, she’s dumped by boyfriend, who does not like to share space with a baby. At first, after moving from city to country, Wiatt is very bored by housewife life, but then realizes she can use her talent for business woman.
06. Tortilla Soup
A top chef, of Mexican-American origin, has lost the taste and smell to food. This is a tragedy for everyone, especially for cooking enthusiasts, but the man, father of three girls, has not lost appetite for life. He continues to cook for the love of his three daughters, prepare food and is way in which holds the family together.
Elizabeth Lane (Barbara Stanwyck) is a food critic who lied career that’s perfect housewife. Just before Christmas, her boss and a war hero invite themselves at home for traditional dinner. Elizabeth must do everything to cover lies, although she can cook, really. If you want to keep service and reputation, not only to become the perfect cook almost instantly.
04. No Reservations
Catherine Zeta-Jones is an exceptional chef, who coordinates a famous restaurant district of Manhattan in New York. She manages to intimidate, and to fascinate them on everyone else. The precision with which coordinates the chaos of the kitchen and that by starting hundreds of meals is amazing. She mixed season, matching and prepare each dish to perfection. Her life is completely upside down once when it becomes legal guardian of his niece.
03. Chocolat
It is presented a time when freedom (for most) was an utopia where indoctrination puts strong mark, where people are God-fearing believers. Alfred Molina makes a great role on a “tyrant” hypocrite caught between seeking salvation and desire to listen to heart. Johnny is speachless, on how talented as sexy. Julliete is admired by the force that tries to bring happiness into people’s lives through compassion for those who are weaker.
02. Julie & Julia
Drama “Julie & Julia”, based on the true life of American master of French cuisine, Julia Child, is a real gift for gourmets. Meryl Streep in the role of famous cooks, who became culinary guru in old age, gives all novice cooks a moment of inspiration. Amy Adams is in the other role, the blasé young woman trying to learn in a year to cook all the recipes in Julia Child book.
01. Ratatouille
The animation comedy from Disney, launched in 2007, won 43 Oscars and other awards and is among the best movies on IMDB. The animation is about the ambitions of a rat, Remy, becoming chef. Remy comes to Paris to fulfill his dream and realizes that in a world where people hate rats has no chance. But comes the solution! Remy befriends a boy who is dark in the kitchen and help you get to hide in his robe to cook together.
