For many, gastronomy is considered an artistic expression, representing the art of enjoying a quality meal. Furthermore, there are those who maintain that we eat not only with our mouths, but also with our eyes. Inspired by this idea, how about a list of interesting films that explore the world of food and gastronomy?
Below, we have collected 8 feature films that tackle this topic. Enjoy your meal!
The best films about gastronomy
This Taiwanese comedy-drama was an international success and projected director Ang Lee around the world. One of the reasons the film has attracted attention is its depiction of rich Taiwanese and Chinese cuisine and the way food is used as a means of communication and emotional expression.
The film follows the complex family relationship between a widowed chef and his three adult daughters. The man’s skill in the kitchen does not extend to communicating with his daughters, who have their own lives and challenges.
However, food is a constant that unites them and the chef constantly prepares great feasts for his family.
One of the main films that come to mind when thinking about gastronomy is the acclaimed animated film Pixar.
The story revolves around Remy, a mouse with an exceptional talent for cooking and with the dream of becoming a chef, despite the opposition of his family and society who see mice as parasites.
However, Remy sees an opportunity to realize his dream when he meets a general assistant at a renowned restaurant in Paris. Remy begins to discreetly control the human, hidden under his hat, and together they create delicious dishes.
Directed by Nora Ephron, the comfortable comedy “Julie & Julia” features two intertwined true stories.
One depicts the rise of Julia Child (Meryl Streep) as a renowned chef, exploring French cuisine and eventually writing her own famous cookbook.
The other story follows Julie Powell (Amy Adams), a bored New York writer who challenges herself to cook all 524 recipes in Julia’s book in one year, documenting her journey on a blog.
This Brazilian film deals with the theme of gastronomy intertwined with games of power and pleasure. “Estômago” is a thriller directed by Marcos Jorge and starring João Miguel, Fabiula Nascimento, Babu Santana and Carlo Briani.
The plot follows two parallel stories involving Nonato (Jorge). One of them shows him in prison, where he manages to emerge thanks to his culinary talent, preparing delicious dishes for his cellmates and earning himself a status.
The other narrative line gradually reveals his journey and his talent in cooking: an immigrant from the Northeast arrives in a large city in the Southeast/South with nothing. When he is hired at a bar, he discovers his culinary skills and attracts the attention of the owner of a popular local Italian restaurant.
Bradley Cooper stars in this film as a reckless and arrogant chef who loses his high-class, two-Michelin-starred Parisian restaurant due to his drug and alcohol problems.
However, he receives a new opportunity as a chef in a restaurant in London. In this she sees the possibility of winning another Michelin star, the highest recognition in the field of gastronomy. To do this, she demands perfection from her new team of chefs.
Launched on the wave of food trucks, “Chef” was well received by specialized critics. The film has an 87% approval rating on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes.
The film, directed, written by and starring Jon Favreau, features an all-star cast including Sofia Vergara, John Leguizamo, Scarlett Johansson, Oliver Platt, Bobby Cannavale and Dustin Hoffman, as well as a cameo from Robert Downey Jr.
In the plot, a renowned chef loses his job at a trendy Los Angeles restaurant after a public clash with a food critic. After this accident, he resumes his journey driving a food truck.
This romantic comedy is an American adaptation of the German film “Bella Martha”. Catherine Zeta-Jones plays a renowned New York restaurant chef whose life is transformed by unexpected events.
After the tragic death of her sister in a car accident, she finds herself acting as guardian to her nine-year-old niece (Abigail Breslin). At the same time, she begins a romantic relationship with a colleague (Aaron Eckhart) who has just joined the restaurant team.
Winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 1988, “Babette’s Feast” is an acclaimed Danish production that features a dinner scene that will leave anyone’s mouth watering.
The story is set in a small village on the coast of 19th-century Denmark and follows two sisters who live in an austere religious community. Their peaceful lives are interrupted when they hire a French refugee, Babette, as a cook.
However, some time later, the religious people clash when Babette wins a considerable sum in the lottery and decides to prepare a sumptuous banquet.
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