Vatel (2000)1h43
History · Drama · Romance
Director Roland Joffé (6.5 avg)
Also directed The Mission, The Killing Fields, The Scarlet Letter, and 15 more
Vatel is the cook of Prince Condé. When the prince invites Louis XIV to hunt, he has to give lavish banquets in order to fall in his favour. But when Vatel falls in love with the king's mistress, love and duty conflict.
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Cast
Gérard Depardieu
Uma Thurman
Tim Roth
Timothy Spall
Julian Glover
Julian Sands
Murray Lachlan Young