THEME EXPLORATION

bad cooking

9 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
La Ciénaga
La Ciénaga
2001 · Lucrecia Martel
Her First Biscuits
Her First Biscuits
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Karmic Mahjong
Karmic Mahjong
2006 · Wang Xiaoshuai
Beautiful Disaster
Beautiful Disaster
2023 · Roger Kumble
Mickey's Surprise Party
Mickey's Surprise Party
1939 · Hamilton Luske
Omelette
Omelette
2013 · Madeline Sharafian
The Perfect Fishplate
The Perfect Fishplate
2005 · Na Hong-jin
Taste 2
Taste 2
2015 · Gyeong Seok-Ho
Welcome to Collinwood
Welcome to Collinwood
2002 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch USA

Lynch frequently depicts unsettling domestic scenes and disturbing food preparation as symbols of underlying American darkness and psychological unease.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His films use comic and chaotic cooking scenes to explore family dysfunction, feminine identity, and the messy realities behind domestic ideals.