At the beginning, I didn't like the name very much. It was too fragrant and gave birth to a rusticity that couldn't be refined, and it was in the third level. After watching the movie, I feel that the name is so suitable for this film full of food, costumes, and beautiful scenery.
The production cost of up to 230 million francs, the extras of up to 8,000 people, and the star-studded lineup composed of Geral Depardieu, Tim Rose, and Uma Thurman, perfectly reproduce France The luxury of the palace feast of the 17th century was magnificent from the setting, props to costumes and accessories. The exquisite requirements for the details reached a level of demanding, and they could stand scrutiny everywhere.
Food and color are the themes of this movie called "VATEL".
VATEL is for food-Prince Comte, who is in charge of the northern city of France, is preparing a luxurious feast for the arrival of the king, in order to please this "father" and to free himself from the economic crisis. As his steward, Vatel used his extraordinary imagination to create three days and three nights of wine, food, singing and dancing to win the favor of the king.
VATEL's beauty-between the sensual enjoyment of the king and the courtiers, VATEL found that he fell in love and fell in love with Queen Montecia, who had just been favored by Louis XIV. Montecia's affection for him was also suffered. The jealousy of the king's servant.
The climax of the film appeared at the end. In the first two days, the feast hosted by VATEL was extremely successful, and it was highly praised by the king, but on the third day, the desire and support after the beauty was ready to come out...
⊙Prince Conte For his own future, he sold VATEL as a bet to the king at the poker table;
⊙Montecia’s personal affair with VATEL was discovered by the king’s servant, and in order to block the arrogance, Montecia was forced to have a relationship with the servant;
⊙In order to obtain Vatel, the brother of the king did not hesitate to conflict with the servants of the king and threatened Vatel under his command by various means;
⊙In order to give the king a great song and dance performance, Vatel lost a hired worker, and died singing and dancing. The climax of the performance was silently buried...
Since food and color are the main theme of the movie, no food and no color are destined to be the end of the fate.
VATEL hoped to present an unprecedented seafood feast to the king on the third day, but got bad news in the morning: due to the seaside typhoon, fish were rarely caught, and the seafood feast plan was forced to take a bath. Hearing this bad news, VATEL has lost the courage to continue to survive: his sense of responsibility for work was destroyed by nature; his sense of responsibility for the prince was easily betrayed by the other party; his love for Montecia will eventually be suppressed for well-known reasons... Since survival has become a burden, seeking relief in a foodless and colorless world is the best destination. At the end of the film, VATEL chose to commit suicide. Originally, the director could say goodbye to the audience right here, but this extravagant and erosive beauty did not end because of this. VATEL’s servants finished the seafood banquet at the end, and the beauty continued. It just changed someone to guard it.
Haha, the plot is indeed a tragedy, but recently I have been used to seeing the boring tragedy as a comedy (as long as the food plot in it is in place, I forgive it for its pessimism about the world), I am very happy to watch it. The French feast and court props are so beautiful, and the one who likes this movie the most is also here, so seductive! The reason for recommending it to comrades is the same. Since the desire in this world is eternal, please enjoy the desire while maintaining the beautiful pursuit of purity as much as possible.
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