Wednesday, September 13 at 6 p.m. 'Chocolat' by Lasse Hallström with Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, Judi Dench and Alfred Molina. With five Oscar nominations, it is the story of a very traditional French village where nothing has changed in the last hundred years, when the North wind brings with it two outsiders: Vianne Rocher (Juliette Binoche) and her daughter Anouk (Victoire Thivisol). Vianne opens a chocolate shop full of sweets capable of awakening the hidden appetites of the village inhabitants. She also possesses a special gift that allows her to perceive the desires of others and satisfy them with the exact sweet.
Thursday, September 14 at 6 p.m. 'The Last Recipe' directed by Yōjirō Takita with Kazunari Ninomiya and Gou Ayano. Mitsuru Sasaki is a world-class chef who has lost his passion for his craft. Although he can cook any dish having tasted it only once, his restaurant has gone bankrupt due to his extremely perfectionist character. To pay his debts, he makes a decision: he will personally cook one last meal for whoever is willing to pay one million yen for it.
Friday, September 15 at 6 p.m. 'Babette's Feast' by Gabriel Axel, starring Stéphane Audran, Jean-Philippe Lafont, Gudmar Wivesson. This film, which won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, is set in the 19th century in a remote village in Denmark, dominated by Puritanism where two elderly unmarried sisters recall with nostalgia their distant youth and rigid education. The arrival of Babette, who comes from Paris, will change their lives. The outsider will soon have the opportunity to repay the kindness and warmth with which she was welcomed. A lottery prize allows her to organize an opulent dinner with the finest dishes and wines of French gastronomy. All the neighbors accept the invitation, but they previously agree not to show satisfaction that would be sinful. But, little by little, in an intense and emotional ceremony, they give in to the pleasures of French cuisine.
