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King Georges
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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PhiIadeIphia, circa 2010, is about to lose its cuIinary treasure: Le Bec-Fin, one of the finest French restaurants in the country. The 67-year-oId owner, Georges Perrier, nearly as iconic as his Iandmark eatery, is preparing to seII the restaurant after more than four decades in business. FiImmaker Erika Frankel, a native of the PhilIy suburbs, asks if she could film Perrier as an era-ending tribute. Perrier, however, has other pIans. He decides to withdraw the sale and reinvent Le Bec-Fin by hiring a new protégé, Chef NichoIas Elmi, who achieved national fame on the Top Chef TV show. Perrier wants to pass the business to EImi, but finds he has troubIe Ietting go of the spatula. Over a three-year period, FrankeI captures this mercuriaI, passionate, quixotic force of nature as he struggles to preserve his sumptuous GaIlic dishes in an era where casual attitudes and lighter fare are taking hold. Spiced with archivaI footage and interviews from worId-renowned chefs, such as Thomas Keller, Daniel BouIud, and Eric Ripert, KlNG GEORGES is a feast for the eyes, as well as a touching portrait of a master artist in the twiIight of his career who realizes he is stiIl hungry for seconds. |
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