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Le Chef

2012 · 84 min

A light, feel-good comedy about food and second chances, easy to watch and gently funny.

Directed by
Daniel Cohen
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Michaël Youn, Jean Reno, Raphaëlle Agogué
Tagline
Competition Can Be Delicious
Overview
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.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Daniel Cohen
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Michaël Youn, Jean Reno, Raphaëlle Agogué
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • work
  • family
  • redemption
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Daniel Cohen
Written by
Daniel Cohen, Olivier Dazat
Starring
Michaël Youn, Jean Reno, Raphaëlle Agogué, Julien Boisselier, Salomé Stévenin, Serge Larivière, Issa Doumbia, Bun-hay Mean
Music
Nicola Piovani
Cinematography
Robert Fraisse
Runtime
84 min
Country
Belgium, France, Spain
Languages
English, Spanish, French, Japanese

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