''American Cuisine'' ''(Cuisine américaine)'' is a 1998 French film directed by Jean-Yves Pitoun and starring

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, and Isabelle Petit-Jacques. It was released in the United States in 2001.

Premise

After a conflict with an officer, Loren Collins got fired from the

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, where he was learning to be a chef. Too poor to pay for cooking studies, he went to

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and got hired by Louis Boyer, the bad tempered owner of a prestigious restaurant.

Cast

: Loren Collins *

: Louis Boyer *

: Gabrielle Boyer *

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: Carole * Sylvie Loeillet : Suzanne *

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: Vincent *

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: Wellington * Isabelle Leprince : Agnès * Laurent Gendron : Bruno * Gérard Chaillou : Roger *

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: Karim *

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: Miller *

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: Wicks * David Gabison : Fredet * Keith Hill : Germaine

References

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