Gourmet Club

2004 1h 5m FI

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 6

Comedy

Synopsis

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"Gourmet Club" follows a doctor who belongs to a small but exclusive gourmet club, in which the five upper-class members take turns providing the main course, wagering as to who can identify a mystery exotic ingredient. Things get interesting when the doctor's gambling problem catches up with him. Desperate, he comes up with the idea to use a truly shocking mystery ingredient to fool his colleagues, but he gets more than he bargained for when the mystery meal has a surprising and powerful effect on the members.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Michael Badalucco
Chef Orsino Mangiacavallo
Kari Ketonen
Henri Wallenius
Hannu-Pekka Björkman
Paavo Ylönen
Antti Litja
Herman Castrén
Aarno Sulkanen
Thernström
Tapani Perttu
Dahlberg
Jan-Peter Nyquist
Setälä
Pekka Strang
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Juha Wuolijoki
Writers: Raymond Mackintosh, Philip Mackintosh
Languages: Finnish
Countries: Finland

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RUNTIME

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Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 22 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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Directed by Juha Wuolijoki, shot by Mika Orasmaa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Michael Badalucco and Kari Ketonen and Hannu-Pekka Björkman carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0415017 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Juha Wuolijoki directs. Mika Orasmaa behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Finland. Dialogue in Finnish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Juha Wuolijoki, shot by Mika Orasmaa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Michael Badalucco and Kari Ketonen and Hannu-Pekka Björkman carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0415017 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.