Haute Cuisine

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Haute Cuisine

PG-13

2013

1h 35m

Comedy

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An obscure cook (Catherine Frot) from a Périgord truffle farm makes waves in the Élysée Palace when she becomes the personal chef of France's president (Jean d'Ormesson).

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While it'll certainly be an easier sell for foodie filmgoers, Haute Cuisine's beautifully filmed biopic should satisfy most viewers hungry for a beautifully filmed dramedy.

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Bruce DeMara

Toronto Star

Oct 3, 2013

2.5/4

With a title like Haute Cuisine, one can expect a high degree of gastronomic titillation. On that score, the film delivers.

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Moira MacDonald

Seattle Times

Oct 3, 2013

3/4

"Haute Cuisine" has no grand conflict or important message or really anything much that you'll remember past dinnertime, but it has abundant charm and it leaves you hungry, which is all we ask of a food movie.

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Steven Rea

Philadelphia Inquirer

Oct 3, 2013

3/4

Haute Cuisine is an epicurean dream where the dishes conjured up by the characters are as essential to the experience as the characters themselves.

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Kathy Fennessy

Seattle Film Blog

May 4, 2025

2.5/4

In attempting to avoid anything too political (Mitterand's policymaking) or personal (Hortense's background), Haute Cuisine comes across as blander than its overly-respectful makers may have intended.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Aug 21, 2022

3.5/5

This is a film full of charm, a touch of humor, and one great performance from Catherine Frot.

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Jay Stone

Canada.com

Oct 10, 2013

3/5

It's mouth-watering, but not exactly nutritious.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Nov 4, 2025

Funny in 1 hour and 35 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Filmed on September 20th, 2013, in color!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Copyright 2013-2025 by Weinstein Films!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Brief Strong Language!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Jan K

@RT67816879 Aug 21, 2023

French cinema doesn't plaster "based on a true story" on its facade, but modestly blends a very interesting story into a wonderful picture. Where the film lacks story, fictionalizes names and misses character building, the Mitterand representation by Jean d'Ormesson is heartwarming. The style of the film is pleasant and a representation of what French cooking is about.

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Jan 3, 2022

Guys! You by-passed this film's most important message! This film is a scathing criticism of France's misogynistic, male - dominated institution of Haute Cuisine"! The whole film is not about how good the food looks, but how the Elysée Palace's male chefs gang up against this woman who dared to be chosen above them! This is a must see that uncovers the lingering prejudice against women in France's best established institution.

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Jan 26, 2020

I LOVE this film and have told many people about it, especially the ones who have many copper pots and love to cook!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jean d'Ormesson as the President of France, well, I wanted to cover him with kisses!I learned how to pronounce truffles!

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Jan 19, 2020

If you are a foodie, a chef or a food and wine person, or someone who wants to have a glympse into the lives of chefs, this is your movie! I enjoyed immensely. If the cooking world is your passion see it.

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Sep 24, 2016

Nice French comedy on the work of the personal chef of the president of France between 1988 and 1990. The movie is something like a joyous portrait, like the advertising poster for the cinemas, light but well directed.

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Christian Vincent

Director

Catherine Frot

Hortense Laborie

Jean d'Ormesson

Le Président

Hippolyte Girardot

David Azoulay

Arthur Dupont

Nicolas Bauvois

Jean-Marc Roulot

Jean-Marc Luchet

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Synopsis

An obscure cook (Catherine Frot) from a Périgord truffle farm makes waves in the Élysée Palace when she becomes the personal chef of France's president (Jean d'Ormesson).

Director: Christian Vincent
Producer: Etienne Comar, Philippe Rousselet
Screenwriter: Etienne Comar, Christian Vincent
Distributor: Weinstein Co.
Production Co: Armada Films, Wild Bunch, Vendôme Production, France 2 Cinéma
Rating: PG-13 (Brief Strong Language)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 20, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 4, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $212.1K
Runtime: 1h 35m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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