72nd San Sebastian Festival - 20/28 September 2023
71SSIFF - 22/30 September 2023
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Culinary Zinema: Film and gastronomy
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Culinary Zinema: Film and gastronomy
Culinary Zinema: Film and gastronomy
Opening Film
Lasse Hallström
USA
122 min.
A flavour-packed comedy starring Academy Award winner Helen Mirren and directed by the acclaimed filmmaker, Lasse Hallström. Hassan Kadam is a culinary ingénue with the gastronomic equivalent of a perfect pitch who opens an Indian restaurant in the quaint village of Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val in the south of France, a hundred feet from the Michelin starred French restaurant run by Madame Mallory: the two eateries soon declare war on one another.
Closing Film
Iván Miñambres
Spain
17 min.
Short film
A documentary explaining the roots and details of the project of the chef of the Nerua restaurant at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, a proposal that stretches beyond gastronomy.
Closing Film
Patricia Perez
Peru - USA
78 min.
A tour of Peruvian gastronomy on the heels of chef Gaston Acurio in his quest to use cuisine as a catalyst for change in his country. Stories, dreams and flavours from a country caught up day to day in the power of cuisine.
Michael Tyburski
USA
27 min.
Short film
A group of urban farmers in New York City called "Brooklyn Grange" set out to build the world's largest rooftop farm in one of the world's biggest cities.
Thomas Jackson, Charlotte Landelius, Henrik Stockare
Sweden - Netherlands
94 min.
The interest in haute cuisine has grown exponentially. Now, we enter the world of the most influential people on the food scene - the foodie. A subculture of blogging food critics with a mission to eat at the best restaurants on earth.
Hossein Rasti
Iran
18 min.
Short film
Each year, during the 7 days mourning for the third Imam of Shiis in a small town in Iran, a special vow food called “abgoosht”, is offered to more than 5000 persons. People prepare food and bread while weeping and whispering some religious chants.
Junichi Mori
Japan
111 min.
Eat to live. Cook to eat. Ichiko lives off the land and recharge. A life style where everything is interconnected. A film is comprised of four seasons in Japan. The simple, yet inventive recipes are sure to make you feel hungry!
Eric Khoo
Singapore
50 min.
The new film by reputed director Eric Khoo (Be With Me, Tatsumi) is the story about the relationship between a woman and her ageing mother and their common love for cooking.
Wayne Wang
USA
78 min.
Director Wayne Wang takes us into the world of Cecilia Chiang, the woman who introduced America to authentic Chinese food. The film is equal parts a delectable showcase of gastronomy and a touching portrait of Chiang.
Franck Ribière
France
125 min.
Gourmet road trip looking for the best steaks in the world. Breeders, farmers, butchers, cooks, historians and business men all around the world (France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Belgium, UK, USA, Canada, Japan, Argentina, Brazil) share their secrets.
Xabier Gutiérrez
Spain
6 min.
Short film
A sensitive dialogue between the chef Xabier Gutiérrez, the painter Juan Vich, the musician Gonzalo Busto and the producer Pello Gutiérrez. The four interpret their own versions of the dish. None of them knew the dimension of the others' work. Four takes on a very fine dish.
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