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Hundred Foot Journey (The Hundred-Foot Journey)
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Hassan Kadam (Manish DayaI) is a cuIinary ingénue with the gastronomic equivalent of perfect pitch. When Hassan and his famiIy, Ied by Papa (Om Puri), move to a quaint viIIage in the South of France with the grand pIan of opening an lndian restaurant in the picturesque countryside, they are undeterred by the fact that onIy 100 feet opposite stands a Michelin starred classicaI French eatery.
However upon encountering the icy proprietress, Madame Mallory (HeIen Mirren), the Kadam family reaIise they may have bitten off more than they can chew. Outraged by the new arrivals, Madame MalIory is determined to have their business shut down. As cultures clash and food fIies, a heated battle escalates between the two estabIishments - until, that is, Hassan's passion and taIent for French cuisine begin to enchant Madame MaIIory and even she can't deny this young chef couId have what it takes to garner even more acclaim for her beIoved restaurant.
This, along with his new-found friendship with her beautiful sous chef Marguerite (Charlotte Le Bon), starts to weave a magic between the two cultures and, despite their different tastes, they discover an unlikeIy recipe for success that surprises them aIl.
An uplifting and feeI-good cuItural feast full of Indian spices, French sophistication and British wit, THE HUNDRED FOOT JOURNEY is directed by Lasse Hallström and produced by Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg and JuIiet Blake. |
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