A small joy, whose success lies in its recreation of period detail, and in bravura turns by its ensemble cas. John Farr

Un film positif et chaleureux. L’Œil sur l’écran

It is about food not as a subject but as a language–the language by which one can speak to gods, can create, can seduce, can aspire to perfection (…). Now here is their labor of love. Their perfect risotto. They include just what is needed and nothing else. Watching it, I reflected how many Hollywood movies these days seem to come with a side order of spaghetti and meatballs. And mashed potatoes. Roger Ebert