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Menus-Plaisirs Les Troisgros

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Founded in 1930 in central France, the Troisgros family restaurant has been holding 3 Michelin stars for 55 years over four generations. Michel Troisgros, the third generation to head the restaurant, has turned over the responsibility for the cuisine to his son César, the 4th generation of Troisgros chefs. From the market to pick fresh vegetables, to a cheese processing plant, a vineyard, an organic cattle ranch to the backyard garden supplying the restaurant, Wiseman embarks us on a mouthwatering and sense-pleasing journey into the family’s three restaurant kitchens. An immersive experience, showing the great artistry, ingenuity, imagination, and hard work of the restaurant staff in creating, preparing, and presenting meals of the highest quality.
Menus-Plaisirs Les Troisgros

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Another patient, steadily absorbing triumph for Frederick Wiseman, Menus-Plaisirs: Les Troisgros pays delectable tribute to a talented family's culinary legacy.

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Phil Hoad Guardian Jan 2
3/5
There is always another new flavour for the chef to try, another beautiful framing for the director to make... But the main frustration is that the only bite we get of the many marvels concocted here is with the eye. Go to Full Review
Jonathan Romney Financial Times Jan 2
4/5
The subject matter may be cooked, but Wiseman serves it fresh and ungarnished. Go to Full Review
Tara Brady Irish Times Jan 2
4.5/5
Wiseman has made films about bureaucracies, city halls and cabarets, but here the institution is pleasure itself. It’s a feast that will leave many viewers ravenous. Go to Full Review
Calum Baker Radio Times Dec 24
5/5
The overriding sensation here is of celebration as Wiseman quietly traces the long process that results in something as profoundly beautiful and fleeting as a great plate of food. Go to Full Review
Anya Couture Geek Vibes Nation Aug 10
8.5/10
Wiseman’s approach to documentary film fits well within the strength of Troisgros’s simplicity or rather, they complement each other tastefully with a shared passion for knowledge. Go to Full Review
Anna Hoang Boston Hassle Jul 14
3.5/5
Wiseman mainly steers clear of political or personal interjection from his perspective, but you can see the level of care, intelligence, and creativity that comes from the staff. Go to Full Review
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Sam K 08/25/2024 You will read everywhere that this is Fred Wiseman’s documentary style, and therefore it’s a fabulous example of his style. The reality is, if you aren’t prepared for a plotless, wandering, rambling four hour movie, you will give up about half way. Less a style and more a let’s-film-some-stuff-and-stick-it-together-in-no-particular-order, the moments of visual beauty, kitchen vibrancy, and service intimacy are all diluted by other stuff. There literally is zero rationale for the film being this long. See more ArtystaPisarz P 07/04/2024 This was the first movie by Frederick Wiseman that I saw, but from what I gather about him, he has an eye for the mundane that is also not mundane at all. For the Troigros family running a prestigious restaurant in French countryside is a mundane activity, as this is what they do all their live, and Wiseman captures the mundanity of it. At the same time for us, viewers, this is something new and exciting, and this excitement is also here, though the primary lens is still the one of the mundane. This movie, interestingly enough, has almost no structure, no story to tell. We jump from conversations about food to food service to food preparation and then again to service or maybe scouting for good ingredients without any internal logic to it, as it seems. In a sense, this is not a movie about the “Troigros” restaurant – a traditional documentary about it would explain to us the story of the family and their businesses trough mix of off-screen narration and interviews, and we have none of that here. Instead we are invited to take an excruciatingly close look at details of their life and its textures – lamb chop, asparagus, sause, cheese etc. This can have almost hypnotic effect on the viewer and is indeed very immersive, it is a practice of almost sensual experiences rather than exercise in knowledge. Wiseman chose his subject wisely (nomen est omen) – the Troigros are interesting people with their own quirks that show on the screen. We don’t really see their personal lives, though, and sometimes I would be hard pressed to explain the amount of tension between some of the people on screen. Overall, this is a unique documentary, quite unlike any food documentaries that I saw in the past. I am certain that some of the images presented here will stay with me for a long while and factor into my imaginations on what prestigious restaurants should look like. Some of the smell and tastes I will almost remember, too. See more Emily R 03/23/2024 Fantastic movie, in every way. I'm looking forward to watching this again. See more Rosa N 01/16/2024 It's quite long, but you don't even notice. An incredible film. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Founded in 1930 in central France, the Troisgros family restaurant has been holding 3 Michelin stars for 55 years over four generations. Michel Troisgros, the third generation to head the restaurant, has turned over the responsibility for the cuisine to his son César, the 4th generation of Troisgros chefs. From the market to pick fresh vegetables, to a cheese processing plant, a vineyard, an organic cattle ranch to the backyard garden supplying the restaurant, Wiseman embarks us on a mouthwatering and sense-pleasing journey into the family’s three restaurant kitchens. An immersive experience, showing the great artistry, ingenuity, imagination, and hard work of the restaurant staff in creating, preparing, and presenting meals of the highest quality.
Director
Frederick Wiseman
Producer
Frederick Wiseman, Karen Konicek, Olivier Giel
Distributor
Zipporah Films
Production Co
Zipporah Films, 3 Star LLC
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
French
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 22, 2023, Limited
Runtime
4h 0m