Kings of Pastry
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
D.a. Pennebaker
Nick Doob
Nick Doob
Nick Fraser
Sebastien Giniaux
Chris Hegedus
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Imagine a scene never before witnessed: Sixteen French pastry chefs gathered in Lyon for three intense days of mixing, piping and sculpting everything from delicate chocolates to six-foot sugar sculptures in hopes of being declared by President Nicolas Sarkozy one of the best. This is the prestigious Meilleurs Ouvriers de France competition (Best Craftsmen in France). The blue, white and red striped collar worn on the jackets of the winners is more than the ultimate recognition for every pastry chef - it is a dream and an obsession. The finalists, France's culinary elite, risk their reputations as well as sacrifice family and finances in pursuit of this lifelong distinction of excellence. Similar to the Olympics, the three-day contest takes place every four years and it requires that the chefs not only have extraordinary skill and nerves of steel, but also a lot of luck.
Crew
Nick Doob
Nick Doob
Nick Fraser
Sebastien Giniaux
Chris Hegedus
Chris Hegedus
Chris Hegedus
Chris Hegedus
Flora Lazar
D.a. Pennebaker
D.a. Pennebaker
D.a. Pennebaker
Frazer Pennebaker
Frazer Pennebaker
Barbara Truyen
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States Fall September 15, 2010
Released in United States on Video February 22, 2011
Released in United States 2010
Limited Release in United States Fall September 15, 2010 (New York City.)
Released in United States June 2010
Released in United States 2011
Released in United States on Video February 22, 2011
Released in United States 2010 (Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (Special Presentations) April 29-May 9, 2010.)
Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (Special Presentations) April 29-May 9, 2010.
Released in United States June 2010 (Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (Summer Showcase) June 17-27, 2010.)
Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (Summer Showcase) June 17-27, 2010.
Released in United States 2011 (Special - Guggenheim Retrospective)
