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December 2022
LOVE, CHARLIE: THE RISE & FALL OF CHEF CHARLIE TROTTER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9dYyg5VcvA Special Guest: Rebecca Halpern, Director & Writer In the 2000s, chef Charlie Trotter was the toast of Chicago, his eponymous restaurant one of the world's top fine-dining destinations. A gastronomic revolutionary and a culinary bad-boy, Trotter paved the way for the likes of Anthony Bourdain and Gordon Ramsay, yet his tempestuous, competitive nature alienated many. With never-before-seen archival material and new interviews with those who loved and loathed Trotter--who died from a stroke in 2013 at age 54--this…
Find out more »FAREWELL MR. HAFFMANN (France)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynh8hXoLza8 Occupied Paris, 1941: all members of the Jewish community are instructed to come forward and identify themselves to authorities. Dedicated jeweler Joseph Haffmann (Auteuil), fearing the worst, arranges for his family to flee the city and offers his employee François Mercier (Gilles Lellouche) the chance to take over his store until the conflict subsides. But his own attempts to escape are thwarted, and Haffmann is forced to seek his assistant’s protection. It’s a risky proposition for both men, and…
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