Au petit Marguery (1995)

6.3/10 91 min Drama Romance

Overview

Hippolyte, the chef at the small Paris restaurant of the title, is losing his sense of smell - and without that, you can’t cook. Not in France. The restaurant has to close. Guests and customers of the ailing master chef gather for one last fabulous meal. Between courses, personal conflicts are explored and flashbacks flesh out incidents from the lives of the restaurant owners.

Cast

Stéphane Audran

Josephine

Michel Aumont

Hippolyte

Alain Beigel

Daniel

Marie Bunel

Anne-Françoise

Thomas Chabrol

Thomas

Vincent Colombe

Paolo

Laurence Côte

Danièle

Marie-Laure Dougnac

Lydie

Mimi Félixine

Bimtou

Alain Fromager

Agamemnon

Jacques Gamblin

Barnabé

Claire Keim

Mylène

Gérald Laroche

Paul

Agnès Obadia

Maria

Olivier Py

Oscar

Jocelyn Quivrin

Riquet

Pierre-Loup Rajot

Perle, le clochard

Charles Schneider

Julien

Salah Teskouk

Mohcène

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