First meandering between lush, green French and stark Antarctic landscapes, Haute Cuisine, takes us into the intimate world of Hortense Laborie (Catherine Frot), a chef from the French countryside who is ordered by the president to become his personal chef in order to satisfy his cravings for meals reminiscent of his grandmother’s cooking. The film is based on the true story of Danièle Delpeuch, who was indeed summoned by President François Mitterrand to his personal kitchen at the Elysée Palace. Hortense navigates between the initial lack of direction for the president’s expectations, the competitive machismo attitudes in the palace’s main ... Read More »