In the south of France, an Indian family settled in a small rural village and opened a restaurant and gained fame in France. After a while, the owners of the restaurant fell into a big battle with an old French restaurant in the same area. As the conflict between the two restaurants intensified, two of the two restaurants fell in love at an exciting moment. After that, other unexpected things will happen in that area and things will get more exciting.
Mirren's Madame Mallory unctuously oozes her dedication to perfection from every pore -- and it's truly delicious to watch her work her magic up on the screen.
How wrong can you go shooting in the south of France? Or shooting Helen Mirren? Not with a gun. She can turn 103 and she'll still be alluring, even when she's being haughty.
Hallström, who also directed Chocolat, follows the foodie-cinema aesthetic by filming the dishes in a gleaming sumptuousness designed to make you famished.