Auguste Escoffier: The Birth of Haute Cuisine
2020
8.5 (3)
1 hr 31 min
French
A succulent account of the life of French chef Auguste Escoffier (1846-1935) who made the simple act of cooking food a true art by creating the modern concept of haute cuisine, and who also became the main reference point for many generations of future chefs.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- Imagissime, ARTE, TV5 Monde
Keywords
- biography
- historical figure
- french cuisine
- french history
- haute cuisine
- historical documentary
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Top Cast
Florence Trinca as Herself - Narrator (voice)
Laetitia Ohnona as Herself - Interviewer
Pierre Gribling as Dramatization Actor
Clément Jacqmin as Dramatization Actor
Laurent Martinez as Dramatization Actor
Top Crew
Olivier Julien · Director, Writer
Gérard Cohen-Tannugi · Composer
Laurent Chalet · Cinematographer
Annick Raoul · Editor
Élodie Polo Ackermann · Producer
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