THEME EXPLORATION

culinary mishap

16 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ratatouille
Ratatouille
2007 · Brad Bird
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989 · Peter Greenaway
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
The Cook
The Cook
1918 · Buster Keaton
The Dream
The Dream
2014 · Paolo Sorrentino
Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti
Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti
2001 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Morons from Outer Space
Morons from Outer Space
1985 · Mike Hodges
The Hundred-Foot Journey
The Hundred-Foot Journey
2014 · Lasse Hallström
Antique
Antique
2008 · Min Kyu-dong
Chicken for Linda!
Chicken for Linda!
2023 · Sébastien Laudenbach
Caramelo
Caramelo
2025 · Diego Freitas
Hunger
Hunger
2023 · Sitisiri Mongkolsiri
Kick the Cock
Kick the Cock
2008 · Tinto Brass
Royal Rendezvous
Royal Rendezvous
2023 · Christine Luby
The Perfect Fishplate
The Perfect Fishplate
2005 · Na Hong-jin
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
1978 · Ted Kotcheff
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His film '2046' and particularly 'Chungking Express' use food preparation and culinary mishaps as metaphors for emotional chaos and human connection.