Vatel

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Leonor M Nov 21 It's a great movie, not the best I have ever watched but it's worth watching. I think there was alot of atention put in details, like the queen's behavior, her body language speaks for herself, or the attention in the clothes, that scene when they arrive and get out of the carriage, you can see the hierarchy with just their shoes. It was fun. See more André F 10/04/2024 Não é propriamente mau, mas é aborrecido. See more jordan m 12/23/2021 They focused on the wrong plot points for almost the entire movie. I wanted to see some 17th-century cooking and that was all I wanted to see. There was no need for Uma to be in the movie at all, they could've showed me the guy killing himself just to maintain his dignity and I would've been down for it. Anyway, what stood out to me most was the pervasive feeling that they had chosen an already-fancy castle and shot their relatively cheap movie in it to make the production look more elegant than it was and it really worked! They obviously spent some money on this for the party scenes but for the most part I felt that if I had any inclination to become an amateur filmmaker, it'd behoove me to learn from how improved this movie was by shooting it in a castle. The only other thing that stood out was the actor who was doing his best Severus Snape impression in an effort to make his character seem measured and brooding; his manner of careful speaking didn't work at all as he somehow managed to seem like he wasn't thinking about anything while the words came out, he was just trying to wait the appropriate amount of time between sentences. See more 06/09/2020 The camera follows relentlessly the protagonist between the Court's debauchery and the moral lows but, if the first one is shown in its luxurious exaggeration, the second ones aren't particularly incisive. The film threads a thin line above the mere exercise, although Depardieu's performance grants some involvement. See more Emilio T @MilloTPue 05/28/2020 It is an amusing exploration of the splendor of the court. The scenography, actors and music from Morricone are splendid. Away from that, the movie wants to give an additional dimension to the famous legend of cook Vatel, talking also about the attitude of a servant in an absolute monarchy, and how free is a life under that circumnstances. See more 10/30/2015 Not much to it until tragedy strikes. Some beautiful set work as Vatel arranges to please the King with a lavish celebration, but nothing memorable. See more Read all reviews

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