''Delicious'' (french: Délicieux) is a 2021 French/Belgian comedy-drama film directed by Éric Besnard. The film was nominated for two categories at the

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, Best Costume Design and Best Production Design.

Plot

Set in 1789 before the

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, the film begins with the king and the nobles ruling in excess while the people starve. When the ordinary man is on the brink or dies of starvation, the aristocrats view food as a way to kill time. Just the educated gourmets, they themselves, are able to enjoy the food – as it should be enjoyed. Pierre Manceron (played by Grégory Gadebois) is the master cook of a French aristocrat, the Duke of Chamfort. One night, among a multitude of preordered dishes served, he serves one small creation of his own: baked truffles with sliced potatoes. Fired by his aristocratic master for not apologizing for the act, he is forced to retreat to his father's house, which now has been looted by starving citizens looking for food. His son Benjamin (Lorenzo Lefèbvre) and old friend Jacob (Christian Bouillette) join him. Pierre enters a depression and stops cooking. A woman named Louise (Isabelle Carré) arrives at their doorstep with a proposition. In his sadness, Pierre is not interested in hearing it, but offers her a bed to sleep. She is not interested in the bed until she has spoken to him about her proposal and thus spends the night outside in the rain. Manceron grudgingly takes her on and finds that she is a talented cook. Soon he has an opportunity to win back his position with Chamfort, but his son Benjamin argues that they should innovate with what they have and provide a restaurant service to passers-by irrespective of rank. This results in the welcome discomfiture of the aristocratic former master and the founding of a famous new tradition of hospitality for travellers.

Cast

Grégory Gadebois Grégory Gadebois (born 24 July 1976) is a French actor. Life and career He studied at the CNSAD in the classroom of Catherine Hiegel and Dominique Valadié. He was a member of the Comédie-Française The Comédie-Française () or Théâtre-F ...

- Pierre Manceron *

Isabelle Carré Isabelle Carré (born 28 May 1971) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than 70 films since 1989. She won a César Award for Best Actress for her role in '' Se souvenir des belles choses'' (2001), and has been nominated a further six ti ...

- Louise *

Benjamin Lavernhe Benjamin Lavernhe (, born 14 August 1984) is a French actor. He has appeared in more than sixteen films since 2009. Filmography References External links * Living people French male film actors 21st-century French male actors 1984 ...

- Duc de Chamfort *

Guillaume de Tonquédec Guillaume Emmanuel Marie de Quengo de Tonquédec (born 18 October 1966) is a French stage, television and film actor. He first earned fame in his homeland for his role as Renaud Lepic in the TV series '' Fais pas ci, fais pas ça'' (2007–2017) ...

- Hyacinthe * Christian Bouillette - Jacob * Lorenzo Lefèbvre - Benjamin Manceron *

Marie-Julie Baup Marie-Julie Baup (born 13 September 1979, Paris) is a French actress, writer, and comedian. Her work includes roles in Micmacs onscreen and A Midsummer Night's Dream onstage, and she has received several nominations for various Molière Awards a ...

- Marquise de Saint-Genet *

Laurent Bateau Laurent Bateau is a French actor. He has appeared in more than eighty films since 1992. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bateau, Laurent Living people French male film actors French male television ac ...

- Dumortier * Manon Combes - Francine

Release

Reception

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, the film holds an

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of based on eighteen critical reviews.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * 2021 comedy-drama films French comedy-drama films Belgian comedy-drama films 2020s French films Films scored by Christophe Julien 2020s Belgian films {{Belgium-film-stub