Synopsis
When Chris Hegedus and D A Pennebaker, award-winning filmmakers of The War Room, Startup.com and Don't Look Back, turn their sights on the competition for the Meilleurs Ouvriers de France, the country’s Nobel Prize for pastry, you’re in for a treat. In Kings of Pastry, 16 chefs, including Jacquy Pfeiffer, co-founder of Chicago’s French Pastry School, whip up the most gorgeous, delectable, gravity-defying concoctions and edge-of-your-seat drama as they deliver their spun-sugar desserts to the display table. The inevitable disasters and successes prove both poignant and hilarious. An Official Selection of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. (90 minutes)
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Film Information
Kings of Pastry (90 min.)
Premiere Date: June 21, 2011
Encore Broadcast Date: Sept. 13, 2012
Streaming Dates: Expired
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Filmmakers: Chris Hegedus, D A Pennebaker Bio | Interview | Statement
Press: Press Release | Critical Acclaim
Filmmakers
It's not about doing the best you can do, but the best that can be done.”
— Jacquy Pfeiffer, Pastry Chef
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Film Update
June 21, 2011
Critical Acclaim
Forget Masterchef. This is the culinary Hurt Locker.”
— Damien Love,
Herald Scotland
Gripping, even for non-foodies. It’s not revealing too much to say that a disaster precipitates some of the pic’s most affecting moments.”
— Alissa Simon,
Variety
Wonderful!”
— Ruth Reichl
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