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2023 French documentary film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros (French: [məny pleziʁ le tʁwaɡʁo]) is a 2023 French documentary film written and directed by Frederick Wiseman. It premiered out of competition at the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival.
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| Directed by | Frederick Wiseman |
| Written by | Frederick Wiseman |
| Cinematography | James Bishop |
| Edited by | Frederick Wiseman |
Production company | Zipporah Films |
| Distributed by | Météore Films (France) |
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Running time | 240 minutes |
| Countries | France United States |
| Languages | French English |
The film focuses on the Troisgros family's Michelin 3-star restaurant "Le Bois sans feuilles" ('The Woods Without Leaves') and the farms which provide them the food, with more brief segments focusing on two other Troisgros' restaurants, Le Central and La Colline du Colombier.[1]
Like Wiseman's other documentaries, the film uses only observational footage with no interviews, music, or voiceover narration.[2]
The documentary was conceived in 2020, after Wiseman had lunch at the Troisgros restaurant and asked the chef to film a documentary without any prior planning. Filming took place with a four-person crew over 35 consecutive days in 2020.[3]
The film had its world premiere out of competition at the 80th Venice International Film Festival.[4] It was later screened in other festivals, including the Toronto Film Festival, the Busan Film Festival, the New York Film Festival, and the Tokyo International Film Festival.[4][5][6]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 49 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.7/10.[7] On Metacritic, the film holds a score of 91 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim".[8] The film was often described as a "masterpiece".[9][10][11][12]
Manohla Dargis of The New York Times called the film "deeply pleasurable", praising Wiseman's "analytical and dialectical" approach.[1] Both Variety and Eater noted the rhythmic nature of the film and described it as "mesmerizing".[13][14]
The film was awarded as Best Non-Fiction Film at the 2023 New York Film Critics Circle Awards, at the 2023 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, and at the 2023 National Society of Film Critics Awards.[15][16][17]
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