THEME EXPLORATION

culinary mishaps

21 films · 2 directors

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
Les Vacances de M. Hulot
Les Vacances de M. Hulot
1953 · Jacques Tati
Blind Date
Blind Date
1987 · Blake Edwards
Plain Jane to the Rescue
Plain Jane to the Rescue
1982 · John Woo
The Dream
The Dream
2014 · Paolo Sorrentino
Le Raid Paris-Monte Carlo en deux heures
Le Raid Paris-Monte Carlo en deux heures
1905 · Georges Méliès
Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti
Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti
2001 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
The Trip
The Trip
2010 · Michael Winterbottom
The Hundred-Foot Journey
The Hundred-Foot Journey
2014 · Lasse Hallström
Antique
Antique
2008 · Min Kyu-dong
Caramelo
Caramelo
2025 · Diego Freitas
Classmates
Classmates
2016 · Dmitriy Suvorov
Hunger
Hunger
2023 · Sitisiri Mongkolsiri
Kick the Cock
Kick the Cock
2008 · Tinto Brass
Man's Best Friend
Man's Best Friend
1952 · Jack Kinney
Most People Live in China
Most People Live in China
2002 · Morten Tyldum
Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol
Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol
2025 · Shane Zalvin
Royal Rendezvous
Royal Rendezvous
2023 · Christine Luby
The Perfect Fishplate
The Perfect Fishplate
2005 · Na Hong-jin
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Clint Eastwood Denmark

Her film 'Babette's Feast' is a masterpiece exploring culinary creation, sacrifice, and the redemptive power of food through an elaborate dinner that transforms lives.

 Jia Zhangke China

His films frequently feature everyday food preparation and dining as sites of social tension, family conflict, and cultural displacement, especially in works like 'Platform' and 'Still Life'.