The Chef

1h 25m 2012

Brief Synopsis

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Jacky, a self-trained cook with haute-cuisine ambitions, gets canned from a series of menial cooking jobs. His pregnant girlfriend Beatrice tries to halt their financial meltdown by arranging a handyman position for him at an old folks home, but he can't resist the siren call of the kitchen. Meanwhi

Cast & Crew

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Daniel Cohen

Director

Jean Reno

Michaël Youn

Santiago Segura

Raphadlle Agogut

Julien Boisselier

Film Details

Also Known As
Chef, Chef (Comme un Chef), Comme un Chef, Como Un Chef, El Chef, la receta de la felicidad, En a sef, Faceci od kuchni, Kochen ist Chefsache, Kokken, Kuharski mojster, Le Chef (Comme un Chef), Le Chef - Rakkaudesta ruokaan, Mesterkokken, O Chef, Sefas, Seflerin Savasi, Sefs
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Foreign
Release Date
2012
Production Company
A Contracorriente Films ; Gaumont ; Gaumont ; The Cohen Media Group
Distribution Company
The Cohen Media Group (CMG); A Contracorriente Films ; Atlantic Film ; Blitz-Cine Star ; Budapest Film ; Central Film Verleih Gmbh ; Cine ; Cines Unidos ; Constantin Film Development, Inc. ; Distribution Company ; Empire ; Europafilm ; Gaumont ; Golden Village ; Gussi Films ; Hoyts Distribution ; Icon Uk Group ; Lumière Publishing ; Miracle (Denmark) ; Monolith Films Sp. Z O.O. ; Ozen Film ; PathT International ; Senator Film Verleih ; The Cohen Media Group ; Top Film ; Top Film Baltic ; Top Films ; Videa S.P.A ; Village Roadshow Greece ; Wild Bunch AG ; ZON Lusomundo (now part of NOS Audiovisuals)
Location
Paris, France

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 25m

Synopsis

Jacky, a self-trained cook with haute-cuisine ambitions, gets canned from a series of menial cooking jobs. His pregnant girlfriend Beatrice tries to halt their financial meltdown by arranging a handyman position for him at an old folks home, but he can't resist the siren call of the kitchen. Meanwhile, Alexandre, chef of the three-star establishment Cargo Lagarde, faces a crisis of a different sort. Stanislaw, the son of his retired business partner, wants him to cut costs and introduce molecular gastronomy.

Director

Daniel Cohen

Director

Cast

Jean Reno

Michaël Youn

Santiago Segura

Raphadlle Agogut

Julien Boisselier

Salome Stevenin

Issa Doumbia

Bun Hay Mean

Serge Lariviere

Pierre Vernier

Crew

Lucien Balibar

Sound

Alex Brambilla

Camera Operator

Daniel Cohen

Screenplay

Olivier Dazat

Screenplay

Rym Debbarh-mounir

Sound

Sidonie Dumas

Producer

Robert Fraisse

Director Of Photography

Cecile Gaget

Producer

Andre Haidant

Key Grip

Patrice Iva

Hairdresser

Jean-claude Lebras

Gaffer

Magalie Magnan

Editor

Elodie Mittet

Editor

Nicola Piovani

Music

Emmanuel Prevost

Casting

Francoise Quilichini

Makeup

Joel Rangon

Sound

Geraldine Retif

Editor

Stephane Riou

Location Manager

Lisa Nina Rives

Continuity

Catherine Olaya Salazar

Assistant Director

Bernard Seitz

Line Producer

Héléna Thuiller

Editor

Hugues Tissandier

Art Director

Olivier Verges

Assistant Director

Emmanuelle Youchnovski

Costume Designer

Film Details

Also Known As
Chef, Chef (Comme un Chef), Comme un Chef, Como Un Chef, El Chef, la receta de la felicidad, En a sef, Faceci od kuchni, Kochen ist Chefsache, Kokken, Kuharski mojster, Le Chef (Comme un Chef), Le Chef - Rakkaudesta ruokaan, Mesterkokken, O Chef, Sefas, Seflerin Savasi, Sefs
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Foreign
Release Date
2012
Production Company
A Contracorriente Films ; Gaumont ; Gaumont ; The Cohen Media Group
Distribution Company
The Cohen Media Group (CMG); A Contracorriente Films ; Atlantic Film ; Blitz-Cine Star ; Budapest Film ; Central Film Verleih Gmbh ; Cine ; Cines Unidos ; Constantin Film Development, Inc. ; Distribution Company ; Empire ; Europafilm ; Gaumont ; Golden Village ; Gussi Films ; Hoyts Distribution ; Icon Uk Group ; Lumière Publishing ; Miracle (Denmark) ; Monolith Films Sp. Z O.O. ; Ozen Film ; PathT International ; Senator Film Verleih ; The Cohen Media Group ; Top Film ; Top Film Baltic ; Top Films ; Videa S.P.A ; Village Roadshow Greece ; Wild Bunch AG ; ZON Lusomundo (now part of NOS Audiovisuals)
Location
Paris, France

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 25m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States on Video October 28, 2014

Limited Release in United States June 20, 2014

Released in United States 2012 (Centerpiece Gala)

Released in United States on Video October 28, 2014

Released in United States 2014

Limited Release in United States June 20, 2014 (New York & Los Angeles)

Released in United States 2012

Released in United States 2014 (World Cinema Now)

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