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Known for his beguiling portraits of institutions, and the people who make them function behind the scenes, Frederic Wiseman’s 44th film immerses us in the luscious world of French gastronomy.

With a structure that mirrors the rhythms of running a restaurant, Menus-Plaisirs introduces us to the Troisgros family, who have run Michelin-starred restaurants since the 1930s. Michel, the third-generation patriarch of the family, is on the cusp of passing the family’s three restaurants around Lyon on to his son, César. From selecting produce at markets to visiting cheesemakers and organic food producers, we are drawn into the hypnotic spectacle of watching these raw ingredients transformed into meals with phenomenal skill. This rich sensory feast of a film, filled with engaging and passionate characters, is an immersive insight into the craft of haute cuisine.

Ages 12+