THE CHEF
by Daniel Cohen
synopsis
Jacky Bonnot, 32, a fan of haute cusine and with a definite talent, dreams of success and opening a great restaurant. However the financial situation of he and his wife obliges him to accept menial cooking jobs that lead nowhere. Up until the day he crosses paths with Alexandre Vauclair, a renowned chef, whose comfortable situation is endangered by the financial group that owns his restaurants.
| international title: | The Chef |
| original title: | Comme un chef |
| country: | France, Spain |
| sales agent: | Gaumont, EEAP Eastern European Acquisition Pool GmbH |
| year: | 2012 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Daniel Cohen |
| film run: | 84' |
| release date: | BE 07/03/2012, FR 07/03/2012, DE 07/06/2012, IT 22/06/2012, GR 19/07/2012, NL 26/07/2012, DK 23/08/2012, ES 05/12/2012, CZ 06/12/2012 |
| screenplay: | Daniel Cohen, Olivier Dazat |
| cast: | Michaël Youn, Jean Reno, Raphaëlle Agogué, Julien Boisselier, Salomé Stévenin, Serge Larivière, Issa Doumbia |
| cinematography by: | Robert Fraisse |
| film editing: | Magalie Magnan, Elodie Mittet |
| art director: | Hugues Tissandier |
| costumes designer: | Emmanuelle Youchnowski |
| music: | Nicola Piovani |
| producer: | Sidonie Dumas |
| production: | Gaumont, TF1 Studio Production, A Contracorriente Films |
| distributor: | Gaumont Distribution, A Contracorriente Films, Videa SPA, Senator Filmverleih, Lumière, 35MM |
