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THEME EXPLORATION

culinary mishap

12 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
The Menu
The Menu
2022 · Mark Mylod
Chocolat
Chocolat
2000 · Lasse Hallström
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 Trip
The Trip
2010 · Michael Winterbottom
Pig
Pig
2021 · Michael Sarnoski
Antique
Antique
2008 · Min Kyu-dong
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jafar Panahi → Iran

His film 'Taxi' and other works use food and dining moments to reveal social mishaps and human vulnerabilities, exploring how culinary situations expose class tensions and moral complexities.

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