The Wing or The Thigh?
Taste attributes: comedyfamilyfastimaginarylineargrittybig & variedfish out of water/culture clashrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeA fast-moving comedy that is raw and stylised. Best if you like grit over polish.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
7.2 /10
TMDB · 621 votes
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Streaming data: JustWatch
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What lines up
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow
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Synopsis
Charles Duchemin, a well-known gourmet and publisher of a famous restaurant guide, is waging a war against fast food entrepreneur Tri- catel to save the French art of cooking. After having agreed to appear on a talk show to show his skills in naming food and wine by taste, he is confronted with two disasters: his son wants to become a clown rather than a restaurant tester and he, the famous Charles Duchemin, has lost his taste!
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Cast
Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1976
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Les Films Christian Fechner
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