Vatel (film), Vatel
Vatel may refer to: * François Vatel (1631–1671), French chef and majordomo * Françoise Vatel (1937–2005), French actress * ''Vatel'' (film), a historical-drama film about François Vatel * , a hotel and tourism business school See also * Emer de Vattel Emmerich de Vattel ( 25 April 171428 December 1767) was a philosopher, diplomat, and jurist. Vattel's work profoundly influenced the development of international law. He is most famous for his 1758 work ''The Law of Nations''. This work was his ...

François Vatel
François Vatel (; 1631 – 24 April 1671) was the majordomo (in French, ) of Nicolas Fouquet and prince Louis, Grand Condé. Biography Vatel was born either in Switzerland or in Paris in 1625, 1631, or 1635. He is widely, but incorrectly, credited with creating ''crème Chantilly'' ( Chantilly cream), a sweet, vanilla-flavored whipped cream. Vatel worked for Louis XIV's superintendent Nicolas Fouquet, and supervised the construction of the Vaux-le-Vicomte, a job that required financial management of large sums of money as well as the design of the menus and the supervision of staff. He was known for "the meticulous care with which he reviewed every minute detail". Vatel was responsible for an extravagant banquet for 2,000 people on 24 April 1671 at the Château de Chantilly, on the occasion of Louis XIV's first visit to the Grand Condé. Vatel was so distraught about the lateness of the seafood delivery that he ran himself through with his sword (as the seafood was arriving ...
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Françoise Vatel
Françoise Vatel (born Françoise Watel, 28 November 1937 – 24 October 2005) was a French actress. Vatel was born in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine. She began her film career at the age of 16 in Jean Gourguet's ''Les Premiers outrages'', and she worked with the director again in ''Les promesses dangeureuses'', ''La Putain sentimentale'' and ''Les frangines''. She worked then in the theatre, playing for several years in Claude Magnier's ''Oscar''. She appeared also in films of the Nouvelle Vague, in Luc Moullet's '' Brigitte et Brigitte'' and '' Les Contrebandières'' and Claude Chabrol's '' Les Cousins'' among others. She died in Soissons, aged 67. Selected filmography Film * 1955 : '' Les Premiers Outrages'' by Jean Gourguet : ''Brigitte Lambert, known as Bichette'' * 1956 : '' Les Promesses dangereuses'' by Jean Gourguet : ''Marie-Titi'' * 1958 : '' Un jour comme les autres'' by Paul Bordry * 1958 : '' Quelqu'un frappe à la porte'' by Alexandre Szombati : ''Elisabeth'' ...
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Vatel (film)
''Vatel'' is a 2000 historical drama film directed by Roland Joffé, written by Jeanne Labrune and translated by Tom Stoppard, and starring Gérard Depardieu, Uma Thurman, Tim Roth, Timothy Spall, Julian Glover and Julian Sands. The film, based on the life of 17th-century French chef François Vatel, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction. The film opened the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. Plot summary The story takes place in 1671. In the context of the Franco-Dutch War, a financially struggling prince of Condé is visited by King Louis XIV for three days of festivities at the Château de Chantilly. The prince wants a commission as an army General, and spares no expense in order to impress the king. In charge of organizing the event is François Vatel, Master of Festivities and Pleasures in the prince's household. Vatel is a man of great honor and talent, but of low birth. As the prince is prepared to do anything in his quest for stature, the tasks assigned ...
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