Thursday, August 16, 2007

Ratatouille Wows The French

This is a terrific article from the Washington Post on the success and the reason why Ratatouille is a big hit with the French.

But Darroze said it wasn't the 3-D rows of worn copper pots and gargantuan stoves -- or even her own cheese plate -- that captivated her heart when she watched the film.

"It is a movie about passion," she said. "We as cooks understand that, in the kitchen, everyone can live this passion, even if you're a rat."

"What makes the difference is that it's a declaration of love to France, Paris -- and good food," said Guillemette Odicino-Olivier, film critic for Télérama, a weekly magazine that publishes some of the most feared film critiques in the French press. "People like it so much because Paris is depicted the way we would like it to be -- with kitsch references mixed with elements that are more contemporary."


Like I said, no matter what happens with the movie here in the US, it is a genuine masterpiece. If Disney intended to go back to quality rather than cheap quantity, they are definitely on the right track with this movie. However, that Underdog movie might have made this cause to go back a few steps.

Zz.

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