The Great Restaurant

2010 1h 31m FR

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5.7

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★5.7TMDB · 14

ComedyTV Movie

Synopsis

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Fragments of the lives of the customers of a great restaurant and the inconvenience of its manager.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Pierre Palmade
Pierre, the restaurant manager
Gérard Depardieu
Gérard - un client du restaurant
Nathalie Baye
Une cliente du restaurant
Yolande Moreau
Une cliente du restaurant
Gérard Jugnot
Fifi - un client du restaurant
Jean Rochefort
Un client du restaurant
Thierry Lhermitte
Un client du restaurant
Victoria Abril
Une cliente du restaurant

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gérard Pullicino
Writers: Pierre Palmade
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Great Restaurant Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gérard Pullicino, shot by Thierry Deschamp. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Frédéric Scherer 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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Pierre Palmade and Gérard Depardieu and Nathalie Baye carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1599981 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Gérard Pullicino directs. Thierry Deschamp behind the camera. Frédéric Scherer cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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1Released 16 years ago.
2Part of the "The Great Restaurant Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Gérard Pullicino, shot by Thierry Deschamp. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Frédéric Scherer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Pierre Palmade and Gérard Depardieu and Nathalie Baye carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1599981 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.