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Vatel

2000 · 103 min

A slow, sumptuous plunge into courtly vanity, where exquisite feasts mask crushing hierarchy and quiet despair.

Directed by
Roland Joffé
Genres
History, Drama, Romance
Tagline
Some men are too noble to live among aristocracy.
Overview
Vatel is the cook of Prince Condé. When the prince invites Louis XIV to hunt, he has to give lavish banquets in order to fall in his favour. But when Vatel falls in love with the king's mistress, love and duty conflict.

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Directed by
Roland Joffé
Genres
History, Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • power
  • betrayal
  • grief
  • identity
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
history, drama, romance
Directed by
Roland Joffé
Written by
Jeanne Labrune
Starring
Gérard Depardieu, Uma Thurman, Tim Roth, Timothy Spall, Julian Glover, Julian Sands, Murray Lachlan Young, Hywel Bennett
Music
Ennio Morricone
Cinematography
Robert Fraisse
Runtime
103 min
Country
France, United Kingdom
Languages
French, English

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