Kitchen

2005 0h 14m FR

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5.6

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★5.6TMDB · 11

ThrillerComedy

Synopsis

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A young woman prepares a recipe for American-style lobster, which calls for cutting the live lobster into pieces, before throwing it, still alive, into boiling oil. Alone in her kitchen, faced with the two lobsters that are still moving, she tries to kill them as cleanly as possible.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Elina Löwensohn
La Femme
Bernard Nissile
Le Mari

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alice Winocour
Writers: Alice Winocour
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 14-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Florence Bresson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Elina Löwensohn and Bernard Nissile carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0459673 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alice Winocour directs. Florence Bresson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 14-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 21 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Florence Bresson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Elina Löwensohn and Bernard Nissile carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0459673 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.