The Chef's Wife

2014 1h 30m FR

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5.1

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★5.1TMDB · 81

Comedy

Synopsis

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The wife of a successful chef feels unfulfilled in her rôle as dining-room hostess and consults career counselor, who is herself dissatisfied by her useful but mundane place in the scheme of things. Without meaning to, the two women find their lives growing tangled together, with ever more complex tragicomic consequences.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Karin Viard
Marithé Bressy
Emmanuelle Devos
Carole Drissi
Roschdy Zem
Sam Drissi
Philippe Rebbot
Pierre Perusel
Anne Le Ny
Nathalie Perusel
Philippe Fretun
Michel
Annie Mercier
Jackie
Marion Lecrivain
Dorothée

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Anne Le Ny
Writers: Anne Le Ny
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Anne Le Ny, shot by Jérôme Alméras. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Éric Neveux. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Karin Viard and Emmanuelle Devos and Roschdy Zem carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3053860 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 81 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Anne Le Ny directs. Jérôme Alméras behind the camera. Éric Neveux scores. Guerric Catala cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 12 years ago.
3Directed by Anne Le Ny, shot by Jérôme Alméras. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Éric Neveux. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Guerric Catala shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Karin Viard and Emmanuelle Devos and Roschdy Zem carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt3053860 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 81 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.