The Hundred-Foot Journey (Theatrical) 2014 PG CC

(3,761) IMDb 7.3/10

Helen Mirren stars in a movie bursting with flavor, passion and heart.

Starring:: Helen Mirren, Om Puri
Runtime:: 2 hours, 2 minutes

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Genres	Drama, Comedy
Director	Lasse Hallström
Starring	Helen Mirren, Om Puri
Supporting actors	Manish Dayal, Charlotte Le Bon, Amit Shah, Farzana Dua Elahe, Dillon Mitra, Aria Pandya, Michel Blanc, Clément Sibony, Vincent Elbaz, Juhi Chawla, Alban Aumard, Shuna Lemoine, Antoine Blanquefort, Malcolm Granath, Abhijit Buddhisagar, Rohan Chand, Masood Akhtar, Arthur Mazet
Studio	DreamWorks Pictures
MPAA rating	PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Captions and subtitles	English Details
Purchase rights	Stream instantly Details
Format	Amazon Video (streaming online video and digital download)

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"Sometimes brakes break for a reason." - A delightfully romantic film about food, family and the strange paths life can take

By Whitt Patrick Pond TOP 1000 REVIEWER on August 30, 2014

Format: Amazon Video

Directed by Lasse Hallestrom (Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Chocolat) from a screenplay by Steven Knight (Eastern Promises, Dirty Pretty Things) based on the book by Richard C. Morais, The Hundred-Foot Journey is a marvelous film, intimate in its setting but universal in its themes, and surprisingly romantic on more than one level.

The story is centered around Hasan Kadam (Manish Dayal), a young man from India who from early childhood has shown a natural instinct for food, a talent lovingly nurtured by his cook mother (Juhi Chawla) as he grows up working in the family restaurant in India. Tragedy comes early though as the family is attacked in a riot that follows an election, resulting in the restaurant being burned and his mother dying in the fire, which leads the family to leave the country. Papa Kadam (magnificently played by veteran Indian actor Om Puri) first takes the family to England, but after finding the weather too cold and the local food uninspiring, decides that they should try their luck in Europe instead. They journey around with the family and all of their possessions tucked into an old beat-up van, stopping here and there to sample the local produce, looking for the right place to start over again.

Fate steps in when they reach the French village of Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val where the van's brakes suddenly fail, resulting in an accident that leaves the family temporarily stranded. Fortunately a kind young Frenchwoman named Marguerite (Charlotte Le Bon) notices their distress and takes them to her house where she gives them their first taste of local food. And then temporarily suddenly changes as Papa begins to look around, checking out the local produce market and coming across an abandoned restaurant that is for sale.Read more ›

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Good flavors suffuse this super little film.

By Andy McKinney on September 11, 2014

Format: Amazon Video

The Hundred Foot Journey

Spices. Flavors. Textures. These are the elements in this outstanding little movie. But I do not speak entirely of the cooking. We more or less self consciously also deal with the blending of cultures and people, of customs, attitudes and outlooks. We find it all to be to our advantage.
The film begins in tragedy. A family of Indian restaurateurs is caught up in a riot, their restaurant burned to the ground and the matriarch-the source of the food's flavor and fame-the matriarch, the mom, is burned to death. The family, now only a dad and three grown off spring and a pair of still grade school age kids, flees to England. Damp England does not suit Papa so he drags the clan across Europe seeking sunnier climes. By happenstance they end up in a bucolic and beautiful French village, the home of a restaurant with a single Michelin star. Madame Mallory, a widow, presides over the single star eatery like a Duchess.
We find a very great deal to like about this perfectly prepared cinematic meal. Director Lasse Hallstrom has presented a whole string of likable, sometimes loveable, smallish dramas for us in the past. His achievements include “The Cider House Rules”, “Chocolat”, “What's Eating Gilbert Grape?” and the recent hit romance with Amanda Seyfried and Channing Tatum “Dear John”. Not only does he put the pieces together but he also allows a shot of the French village from a distance that is of such surpassing beauty, of quaintness, peace and sheer loveliness that I appreciated it. He needn't have done that shot but he did. Thanks Lasse.
We have the smart, crisp script from writer Steven Knight. He also scripted the outstanding “Amazing Grace” and the grim tale of Russian gangsters “Eastern Promises”.Read more ›

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A charming and delightful romance, beautifully photographed and sensitively directed

By J. M. Fitzpatrick on August 9, 2014

Format: Blu-ray

This is a charming and delightful movie, sensitively and observantly directed by Lasse (Chocolat) Hallstrom.

It was filmed in the south west of France, with gorgeous locations including a charming village: Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val.

The artistic design of the film is superb, with excellent attention to detail, capturing the essence of la belle France. Ms Mirren's and Ms Le Bon's costumes are particularly stylish and chic.

What is the story about?

In a village in France, there's a famous - and quintessentially French- Michelin star rated restaurant, owned by a perfectionist restauranteur. A refugee Indian family arrives in the village, and they open the "Maison Mumbai" restaurant across the road.

From there, it's a tale mixing ingredients of romance, ambition, rivalry, bigotry, triumph over adversity, tolerance and acceptance.

The themes are presented with sensitivity, light humor, and a delightful charm. The humor, drama, gentle romance and serious messages are expertly blended.

Interspersed with this is gorgeous food- from the beautiful fresh produce at the local market to the magnificent culinary presentations befitting a Michelin rated restaurant.

The cast is uniformly excellent.

This is a delightful movie, with a subtle charm which draws you into the story- you care about the characters and what happens to them.

Observant viewers may note some blurring of the time period in which the story is set- I suggest you just go along with the director on the journey and enjoy the experience!

Revised: August 9, 2014

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