The Chef (2012)
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- PG-13
- 1h 24min
- Comedy, Drama
- 20 Jun 2014 (USA)
- Movie
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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Cast
| Jean Reno | ... |
Alexandre Lagarde
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| Michaël Youn | ... |
Jacky Bonnot
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| Raphaëlle Agogué | ... |
Béatrice
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| Julien Boisselier | ... |
Stanislas Matter
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| Salomé Stévenin | ... |
Amandine
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| Pierre Vernier | ... |
Paul Matter
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| Santiago Segura | ... |
Juan
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| Serge Larivière | ... |
Titi
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| Geneviève Casile | ... |
La mère de Béatrice
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| Issa Doumbia | ... |
Moussa
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| Bun-hay Mean | ... |
Chang
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| André Penvern | ... |
Le père de Béatrice
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Rebecca Miquel | ... |
Carole
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| James Gerard | ... |
Cyril Boss
(as James Gérard)
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Henri Payet | ... |
Thibault
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| Franck de la Personne | ... |
Client Cargo
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Céline Caussimon | ... |
Cliente Cargo
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Jeanne Ferron | ... |
Dame du vestiaire
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Nicolas Woirion | ... |
Chef de chantier résidence
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| Pierre Aussedat | ... |
Gérard de Luz
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| Ginnie Watson | ... |
Marion
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Grégory Annoni | ... |
Boris
(as Greg Annoni)
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Nicolas Ullmann | ... |
Chef de salle Ampousie
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Thérèse Quentin | ... |
Résidente
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Philippe Dehesdin | ... |
Résident
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Marion Andersen | ... |
Infirmière
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Alban Aumard | ... |
Serge Paillard
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Kentaro | ... |
Akio Takenaka
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Christian Mulot | ... |
Patron brasserie
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Patricia Thibault | ... |
Cliente Cargo
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Reina Kakudate | ... |
Passante japonaise au marché
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Frédéric Saurel | ... |
Patron resto routiers
(as Fred Saurel)
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Bruno Magne | ... |
Routier
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Sébastien Accart | ... |
Julien
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Natacha Kossmann | ... |
Journaliste
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| Christophe Paou | ... |
Sommelier Ampousie
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| Rémy Roubakha | ... |
Marco, à Rungis
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Julien Girbig | ... |
Serveur Ampousie
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Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc | ... |
Emilien
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| Brigitte Boucher | ... |
Professeur université
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Benjamin Boyer | ... |
Passant marché
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Alexandre Delamadeleine | ... |
Serveur Cargo
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Jean-Paul Bazziconi | ... |
Vendeur boutique de vêtements
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Djamel Touijine | ... |
L'épicier
(as Djamel Toudjine)
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Laurent Claret | ... |
Critique
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| Cédric Zimmerlin | ... |
Le designer
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| Jeanne Bournaud | ... |
Régisseur émission TV
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Karim Wallet | ... |
Serveur blanquette
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Nicolas Bienvenu | ... |
Serveur brasserie
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Eric Le Roch | ... |
Cadre moyen blanquette
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| Virgile Bramly | ... |
Le critique du Guide
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| Élodie Hesme | ... |
La critique du Guide
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Shawn Baichoo | ... |
(voice)
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Lorianne Krieger |
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| Jovanka Sopalovic |
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Cécile de Moor | ... |
Employée de bureau (uncredited)
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| David Serero | ... |
Client du restaurant (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Daniel Cohen | ||
Written by
| Daniel Cohen | ... | () |
| Olivier Dazat | ... | () |
Produced by
| Adolfo Blanco | ... | associate producer |
| Jeremy Burdek | ... | co-producer |
| Sidonie Dumas | ... | producer |
| Eduardo Escudero | ... | associate producer (as Eduardo Escudero de Zuloaga) |
| Nadia Khamlichi | ... | co-producer |
| Stéphane Lhoest | ... | line producer |
| Manuel Monzón | ... | associate producer |
| Adrian Politowski | ... | co-producer |
| Gilles Waterkeyn | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Nicola Piovani | ||
Cinematography by
| Robert Fraisse | ||
Editing by
| Géraldine Rétif | ... | (edited by) |
Editorial Department
| Niels Barroin | ... | colorist assist |
| David Magalhaes | ... | colorist: dailies |
| Magali Magnan | ... | assistant editor |
| Elodie Mittet | ... | assistant editor |
| Raymond Terrentin | ... | colorist |
Production Design by
| Hugues Tissandier | ||
Art Direction by
| Dominique Moisan | ||
| Patrick Tandiang | ||
Set Decoration by
| Eric Pech | ... | (assistant art director) |
| Evelyne Tissandier | ||
Costume Design by
| Emmanuelle Youchnovski | ... | (as Emmanuelle Youchnowski) |
Makeup Department
| Olivier Afonso | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Margo Blache | ... | assistant hair stylist / hair stylist |
| Guillaume Castagné | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Nicolas Herlin | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Laetitia Hillion | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Cyril Hipaux | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Frédéric Lainé | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Françoise Quilichini | ... | key makeup artist |
Production Management
| Florent Cassiani-Ingoni | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Florian Desmoulins | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Pierre Leimbacher | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Stéphane Riou | ... | unit manager |
| Valentin Tourdjman | ... | assistant unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Charles Lesur | ... | trainee assistant director |
| Catherine Olaya Salazar | ... | first assistant director |
| Julie-Anne Simon | ... | third assistant director |
| Olivier Vergès | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Charlie Clerc | ... | assistant art director |
| Vincent Coperet | ... | storyboard artist |
| Rémi Dumas | ... | assistant property master |
| Julyan Giraux | ... | set dresser / swing gang |
| Benoit Godde | ... | concept artist |
| Paulo Gonçalves | ... | assistant art director |
| Charlotte Kraus | ... | assistant property master |
| Axel Mauge | ... | props headmaster |
Sound Department
| Lucien Balibar | ... | sound |
| Rym Debbarh-Mounir | ... | sound editor |
| Sylvie Fortin | ... | adr editor |
| Alexis Leverve | ... | co-sound re-recording mixer |
| Alain Lévy | ... | post-synchronisation |
| Alexis Marzin | ... | sound mix technician |
| Pierre Picq | ... | boom operator |
| Caroline Reynaud | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Stéphane Vizet | ... | boom operator |
Special Effects by
| Guy Monbillard | ... | special effects supervisor |
Visual Effects by
| Chrystèle Barbarat | ... | visual effects producer |
| Nicolas Borens | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Philippe Frère | ... | lead digital compositor |
| Etienne Grandou | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Giorgia Graziadio | ... | digital compositor |
| Damien Hurgon | ... | digital compositor |
| Sergeï Lourié | ... | 2d supervisor |
| Marie Maulet | ... | digital compositor |
| François Pellae | ... | credits designer |
| Julien Pernes | ... | cg supervisor |
| Guillaume Pondard | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Loïc Poës | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Laureline Silan | ... | digital compositor: Mikros |
| Sebastien Terme | ... | visual effects artist |
| Frédéric Vanmeerbeeck | ... | digital compositor |
Stunts
| Philippe Guégan | ... | stunt advisor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Thomas Bigot | ... | grip |
| Alessandro Brambilla | ... | camera operator |
| Maurice Bricler | ... | grip |
| Steve de Rocco | ... | first assistant camera |
| Benoît Jaoul | ... | video |
| Jean-Claude Le Bras | ... | gaffer (as Jean-Claude LeBras) |
| Alexa Marloi | ... | data wrangler |
| Marc Nove | ... | best boy electrician |
| Nicolas Nové | ... | electrician |
| Adrien Onesto | ... | second assistant camera |
| Samuel Renollet | ... | camera operator: "b" camera / first assistant camera |
| Pietro Rosso | ... | electrician |
| Frédéric Thurot | ... | electrician |
Casting Department
| Géraldine Mouton | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Sophia Begny | ... | wardrobe |
| Pauline Berland | ... | costumer |
| Larry Boury | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Location Management
| Stéphane Riou | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Quentin Boniface | ... | head of music department |
| Christian Chevalier | ... | music supervisor |
| Pasquale Filasto | ... | music assistant |
| Marine Ilharragorry | ... | music department |
| Pietro Milanesi | ... | score engineer assistant |
| Anissa Nassih | ... | music department |
| Ars Nova | ... | copyist |
| Davide Palmiotto | ... | recording assistant |
| Giovanni Piccardi | ... | music assistant |
| Cristina Piovani | ... | music executive producer |
| Fabio Venturi | ... | music recording engineer / score mixer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Estelle Bonnet-Gérard | ... | assistant script supervisor (as Estelle Gérard) |
| Lisa-Nina Rives | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Karim Bennai | ... | assistant |
| Maéva Buisse | ... | production coordinator: Belgium |
| Ghislaine Cauet-Martinotto | ... | production coordinator |
| Florian Desmoulins | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Camille Gruman | ... | production coordinator |
| Martin Metz | ... | production executive |
| Elodie Mittet | ... | assistant editor |
| Iwona Sellers | ... | production executive |
| Bastien Sirodot | ... | production executive |
| Andreas Waldner | ... | product placement and production resources |
Thanks
| Jovanka Sopalovic | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- Gaumont
- TF1 Films Production (co-production)
- A Contracorriente Films (co-production)
- uFilm (co-production)
- Backup Media (in association with)
- Canal+ (participation)
- Ciné+ (participation)
- Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge (with the support of)
- Umedia
Distributors
- A Contracorriente Films (2012) (Spain)
- Top Film Baltic (2012) (Estonia) (theatrical)
- Top Film Baltic (2012) (Latvia) (theatrical)
- Top Film Baltic (2012) (Lithuania) (theatrical)
- Cohen Media Group (2014) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Distribution Company (2013) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Gaga (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Gaumont Distribution (2012) (France) (theatrical)
- Lumière (2012) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Lumière (2012) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Senator Film (2012) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Senator Filmverleih (2012) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Village Films (2012) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Argentina Video Home (2013) (Argentina) (DVD) (Widescreen version)
- Deltamac Co. (2012) (Hong Kong)
- Film1 (2013) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Gaumont (2012) (France) (DVD)
- MTVA (2012) (Hungary)
- Rai Movie (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Remstar Films (2012) (Canada)
- Senator Home Entertainment (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
- Zon Audiovisuais (2012) (Portugal)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Argentina Video Home (package design and summary) (Argentina)
- Cinésyl (grip and lighting equipment)
- Creative Regie (location services)
- Dolby Laboratories (sound mix)
- TSF.be-ATHALYS (camera equipment provided by)
- TSF.be-ATHALYS (grip and lighting equipment)
- uFund (funding)
- uFund (funding) (in association with)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Jacky Bonnot is 32 years old and a lover of haute cuisine. He is undeniably talented and he dreams of success managing a great restaurant, but he and his wife's financial situation obliges him to accept odd jobs that he is not passionate about and thus, never able to keep. One day he runs into his idol, Alexandre Lagarde, a famous multi-star chef whose comfortable situation is threatened by the holding group that owns his restaurants. |
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| Taglines | Competition Can Be Delicious See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This movie was made in two different countries: Spain and France, and translated into four different languages: Spanish, English, Japanese, French. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Spéciale Journée de la Femme (2012). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Onward Home See more » |
| Crazy Credits | After the end credits, there is an out-take of Juan (the Spanish molecular cuisine chef) chasing ducks in a back yard. See more » |
| Quotes |
Jacky Bonnot:
I can make it beef bourguignon? Nurse: In two, three years. Jacky Bonnot: Why is it taking so long? Nurse: It's a baby. See more » |