The Menu

Titolo originale: The Menu
Regia: Mark Mylod |
Anno: 2022
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Commedia Horror Thriller
Tag: psychopath | obsession | mass murder | restaurant | dark comedy | revenge | food | dinner | chef | food critic | remote island | french cuisine | culinary arts | fine dining | haute cuisine | direct | absurd | appreciative | foreboding | pessimistic |
Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy | Ralph Fiennes | Nicholas Hoult | Janet McTeer | Paul Adelstein | Rob Yang | Aimee Carrero | John Leguizamo | Arturo Castro | Reed Birney | Hong Chau | Judith Light | Mark St. Cyr | Rebecca Koon | Peter Grosz | Christina Brucato | Adam Aalderks | Jon Paul Allyn | Mel Fair | Cristian Gonzalez | Matthew Cornwell | John Wilkins III | John Cola | Michael A. Dean | Marcus Aveons Duncan | Alexander Goldstein | Grant Henley | Rachel Trautmann | Victor Zheng | Michael Neal | Brandon Herron | Jay Shadix | Melisa Lopez | Elbert Kim |

Una giovane coppia si reca per un viaggio di piacere in un'isola remota, dove tra le altre cose ha programmato di mangiare in un ristorante esclusivo. Lo chef infatti è solito preparare menu strabilianti e soprattutto ricchi di sorprese.

Approfondimenti

During the Man's Folly course, the sous-chef stabs Slowik with kitchen shears, the same way he stabb [...] D
Food consultant and restauranteuse Dominique Crenn was so impressed with Hong Chau's dedication and [...] D
In 2019, Emma Stone was attached to play the lead role with Alexander Payne directing. In 2021, Anya [...] D
In the beginning of the film the customers are led to the restaurant by Elsa and a few goats. A Juda [...] D
Lillian criticizes the "breadless bread plate" for containing a "broken" emulsion. An emulsion is a [...] D
The original script had a scene where the male diners had to eat out of dog bowls, naked from the wa [...] D
While eating the cheeseburger, Margot / Erin (Anya Taylor-Joy) takes only one bite and then tells Ch [...] D
Another food item lifted from the real world was a goodie bag for restaurant guests to take home tha [...] D
Tyler's dissonant serenity in the face of all the chaos makes a lot more sense when we learn that he [...] D
The chef talks about bread being the food of the common people but refuses to serve it on the bread [...] D
The script features an alternate ending where a crew of firefighters and investigators walk through [...] D
When eating the first course, Margot sarcastically pretends to "understand" Slowik's intellectual pr [...] D
In the original script, Tyler and Margot were married, not man and escort. D
Alongside the appeal to Julian's former passion for cooking, Margot being allowed to live might be s [...] D
The reveal that Margot is actually a prostitute has an extra layer to it. She's not just a prostitut [...] D
Director Mark Mylod has admitted in interviews that, being British, he prefers fish and chips to any [...] D
Actress Aimee Carrero revealed that director Mark Mylod offered each of the actors one "freebie" tak [...] D
The movie utilized Dominique Crenn, the chef behind San Francisco's Atelier Crenn, as a consultant. [...] D
Tyler desperately wants to get the approval of Julian yet risks his ire by taking photos of the food [...] D
As the majority of the film is largely set in just one room, one of Mark Mylod's chief inspirations [...] D
Shot on location in Georgia. D
The seven deadly sins are covered by the six tables, plus staff: Greed - Soren, Dave, and Bryce, who [...] D
Julian's guest books end with 2019, he doesn't have any for the next three years. It makes sense tha [...] D
Much of Margot and Tyler's early conversations take on an entirely different light when it's reveale [...] D
When being served bread accompaniments without the bread, Margot is the only person to point out tha [...] D
The sommelier's (wine steward's) accent starts French and becomes more and more American with every [...] D
From the very beginning, Margot shows that she has a true appreciation for food that the wealthier c [...] D
Slowik's restaurant in the movie is located on an isolated island, only accessible by boat. This is [...] D
Slowik states that each guest should think of themselves as "Ingredients in a Degustationnote Concep [...] D
the entire kitchen team were trained to actually create the dishes broken down station by station, s [...] D
Anya-Taylor Joy came up with the idea of Margot punching Tyler after finding out that he knew all al [...] D
There is an exact copy of the kitchen/dining room the guests are served at inside Slowik's cabin, sh [...] D
Screenwriter Will Tracy came up with the idea of the story while on his honeymoon in Bergen, Norway, [...] D
The role of the "Movie Star" was originally written for Daniel Radcliffe, and the oft maligned movie [...] D
In the script originally instead of hanging himself after being insulted by Slowik, a broken Tyler/C [...] D
The Menu premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2022, and also made i [...] D
If you have read about the Jonestown massacre and other cults you would be a little bit suspicious w [...] D
Chef Slowik rails against customers who have the gall to ask him for menu substitutions, even orderi [...] D
In the Taco Tuesday course, the chicken thighs are served on a wound up telephone cord like the one [...] D
The s'mores course is inspired by the 3 Michelin Starred restaurant Alinea's final dessert course, w [...] D
This is Mark Mylod's first theatrical fllm since (S)ex list (2011) 12 years previously. Mylod has he [...] D
The cast spent a week in intensive rehearsals before filming commenced. Covid protocols meant that t [...] D
Elsa mentions early on that the chefs never intentionally burn anything unless it's needed for the m [...] D
The film also used restaurant layouts and locations as inspiration. Chef Magnus Nilsson's Faviken is [...] D
Filming began on September 3, 2021, in Savannah, Georgia, USA, with cinematographer Peter Deming. Fi [...] D
Chef Slowik calls Richard a "donkey," a nod to Gordon Ramsay's use of the insult. D
The dessert course is plated directly on the floor of the restaurant with artful swoops of sauce on [...] D
When Margot orders her cheeseburger with American cheese, Chef Slowik mentions that American cheese [...] D
The movie's digital release came just a few days before Noma, an iconic fine dining restaurant in Co [...] D
There are 12 dining guests, just like apostles in the Last Supper. D
In the film, Margot is revealed to be an escort named Erin, standing in for Tyler's ex-girlfriend. I [...] D
CHEF'S WELCOME raw local oyster in a mignonette emulsion, with lemon caviar and an oyster leaf . AMU [...] D
Several of the beach shots were filmed at Driftwood Beach on Jekyll Island, Georgia, USA. D
Tyler mentions at the beginning of the film that Margot's smoking would ruin her palate and would th [...] D
The radio in the cabin that was used to call the "Coast Guard" at first glance appears to be just a [...] D
The "Coast Guard" mentioning that he loved George's poorly received film that Julian specifically de [...] D
In a November 2022 New York Times article on the closing of The Willows Inn on Lummi Island, Washing [...] D
A newspaper article in the Chef's room shows that he once worked at a restaurant called Tantalus. Ta [...] D
The lavish 'food' layouts were prepared by renowned French chef Dominique Crenn, the only female che [...] D
Other references to chefs appear via the dishes. In one very memorable scene, Slowik and his group o [...] D
John Leguizamo's character is officially called George Díaz, but he is simply credited as "Movie [...] D

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Frase

Felicity: How is it? Movie Star: Mmm. It's good. [...] D
Dale: Did anybody here call in a distress over the [...] D
Chef Slowik: The next course is called Memory. And [...] D
Elsa: You will eat less than you desire and more t [...] D
Felicity: Not gonna serve bread at a restaurant kn [...] D
Felicity: You can tell us. Are we all really dying [...] D
Chef Slowik: There's a saying. 'Sometimes all you [...] D
Chef Slowik: Who are you? Margot: Margot. My name [...] D
Chef Slowik: Who are you? Margot: I. Am. Margot. [...] D
Chef Slowik: So once again - thank you for dining [...] D
[first lines] Tyler: Babe, please don't smoke. It [...] D
Chef Slowik: Do you wanna know why you're being pu [...] D
Chef Slowik: My loyal regulars. How many times hav [...] D
Chef Slowik: Our next course will be presented by [...] D
Chef Slowik: It wasn't cod, you donkey. It was hal [...] D
Chef Slowik: We are but a frightened nanosecond. N [...] D
Chef Slowik: Ladies and gentlemen, please meet sou [...] D
Chef Slowik: And please enjoy your gift bags. Um.. [...] D
Chef Slowik: Where did you go to school? Felicity [...] D
Chef Slowik: So, here you have house-smoked Bresse [...] D
Bryce: What is happening? Movie Star: It looks so [...] D
Lillian: There's a neediness to the plating, you k [...] D
Chef Slowik: So, in a kitchen we all work together [...] D
Margot: You don't have to call him Chef, Tyler. I' [...] D
Chef Slowik: So, the question is, do you wanna die [...] D
Movie Star: I told you, you weren't leaving. D
Chef Slowik: In this spirit, please enjoy the unac [...] D
Margot: I don't like your food. Chef Slowik: What [...] D
Richard: I'll handle this. Just let me handle this [...] D
Tyler: It's official. Tonight will be madness. D
Chef Slowik: Bread has existed in some form for ov [...] D
Chef Slowik: Over the next few hours you will inge [...] D
Margot: You know what I'd really like? Chef Slowi [...] D
Tyler: You do not send shit back to this kitchen, [...] D
Tyler: Do you make that with a Pacojet? Jeremy: E [...] D
Chef Slowik: Our first course is called The Island [...] D
Margot: I am perfectly capable of deciding when I [...] D
Soren: Whatever. At least we can say we've been he [...] D
Chef Slowik: Um, ladies and gentlemen, I wanna apo [...] D
Tyler: You don't think Chef is mad at me, do you? D
Margot: Okay, so what is it with this food thing? [...] D
Chef Slowik: I guess I'm gonna have to make your d [...] D
Elsa: Here, we are family. We harvest. We ferment. [...] D
Chef Slowik: I've told you who I am. I'm Julian Sl [...] D
Felicity: How'd you do out there? Movie Star: I d [...] D
Soren: It's a fucking taco, okay? It can't hurt yo [...] D
Chef Slowik: What do you need? Tyler: Leeks. Che [...] D
Tyler: You have to try the mouthfeel of the mignon [...] D
Chef Slowik: I want you to understand something, M [...] D
Bryce: You told them it was my birthday? Dave: It [...] D
Chef Slowik: Do you hear it? Do you hear that sile [...] D
Chef Slowik: The s'more. The most offensive assaul [...] D
Sommelier: That's a 2013 Pinot Noir from Ross Cobb [...] D
Tyler: [nervously Sautéing some lamb] Oh, yeah, [...] D
Felicity: Then why don't you go talk to him? Go ta [...] D
Elsa: Feel free to observe the cooks as they innov [...] D
Dave: So, maybe there's a spare boat somewhere and [...] D
Chef Slowik: Ask yourselves, this entire evening, [...] D
Tyler: Oh, my God. I mean, it's next-level badasse [...] D
Chef Slowik: As Dr. King said: "We know through pa [...] D
Margot: How do they turn a profit? Tyler: $1,250 [...] D
Margot: We have reached the base camp of Mount Bul [...] D
[last lines] Chef Slowik: We must be cleansed. Ma [...] D
Chef Slowik: You haven't touched your food. Margo [...] D
Tyler: Babe, please don't smoke. It'll kill your p [...] D
Sommelier: And to pair, from our friends at Caroli [...] D
Tyler: Well, the attention to detail, it's like, f [...] D
Bryce: He kept you open through COVID you prick he [...] D
Chef Slowik: Jeremy, do you want my life? D
Margot: Now that... is a cheeseburger. Chef Slowi [...] D
Chef Slowik: Folks, I'm afraid our menu cannot con [...] D
Elsa: Can I help you, sir? Bryce: Yeah. What... W [...] D

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