Frederick Wiseman’s
MENUS-PLAISIRS LES TROISGROS
Sunday, February 25th at 2:15pm
$18 Public | $12 Members
The unrivaled maestro of observational nonfiction, Frederick
Wiseman, brings his camera into a three-star Michelin restaurant in rural central
France, and the results are as expansive, delectable, and provocative as one
would hope. La Maison Troisgros, located in the Roanne commune in Loire,
is run by head chef Michel Troisgros and his sons César and Léo.
Behind the scenes, we are privy to passionate debates among the head chefs
about texture, color, and depth of flavors. In addition to displaying the
craft and skill that goes into Troisgros’s mouthwatering dishes, Wiseman takes
an organic approach, bringing us to a bounteous produce farm, a local vineyard,
and a massive cheese cave (where “each cheese has its moment of truth”); as
well as waitstaff meetings focused on individualized customer preferences and
food plating at a performance-art level. In his trademark style, Wiseman
patiently illuminates the restless creativity of this culinary family as they
experiment with dishes, methods, and ingredients — keeping their haute cuisine
anchored in tradition while brilliantly evolving. (USA/France, 2023, 240
min., Color, In French with English Subtitles | Dir. Frederick Wiseman)
WINNER!
Best Non-Fiction Film
New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2023
“A mouth-watering and methodical marathon for foodies.
[An] immersion inside one of France’s, and the world’s, finest restaurants. Set
in the kitchens, dining rooms and neighboring farms of a mouth-watering
Michelin 3-star establishment nestled in the bucolic Loire region, the film is
both a food lover’s dream and an aspiring chef’s guidebook, uncovering the
sophisticated alchemy that makes such places not only run flawlessly, but serve
up groundbreaking dishes that are also locally sourced.”
– Jordan Minzter, The Hollywood Reporter
“The most delicious excuse to spend four hours in a
theater has got to be this new doc from the legendary Frederick Wiseman that
takes a look at the workings of a family-owned three-Michelin-star restaurant
in central France.”
– Alison Willmore, New York Magazine
