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Best Buy > Music & Movies > Movies > Collector Sets > Drama > Product Info

Vatel[Widescreen] - DVD

SKU: 4228543 | Release Date: 8/7/2001
Rating: PG-13 for Sexual Situations, Mild Violence

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Rating
PG-13 for Sexual Situations, Mild Violence
Format
DVD
Theatrical Release
2000
Length
103 minutes
Screen Formats
Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV
Genre
Drama Coll. Sets
Studio
Walt Disney Video
Aspect Ratio
2.35:1

Synopsis

A man hoping to win the favor of a King finds that his heart has gotten in the way in this lavishly-produced comedy-drama. In 1671, the Prince du Conde (Julian Glover) is a figure of French nobility who is deep in debt and suffering from gout. Hoping to buoy his fortunes and his reputation, du Conde wants to win command of the French Army in an anticipated conflict with Holland. When du Conde receives word from the Marquis de Lauzun (Tim Roth) that that King Louis XIV (Julian Sands) wishes to spend three days at his estate, du Conde is determined to pull out all the stops, and he asks Francois Vatel (Gerard Depardieu) to make the arrangements. Vatel is a master chef with a genius for arranging spectacular entertainments, and he is determined that this will be a weekend that the king will always remember. But that's before Vatel meets Anne de Montausier (Uma Thurman), a lovely courtesan traveling with the king's party. Anne is the king's new mistress, but that doesn't stop Vatel from falling in love with her, and he is determined to win her heart. Produced in both English and French language versions, Vatel was chosen to open the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Version Details

Screen Formats
Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV
Additional Features
The costumes of Vatel Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound Widescreen [2.35.1] enhanced for 16x9 televisions
Chapters
Side #1 --
0. Chapter Selections
1. Opening/Royal Visit [7:46]
2. "Nothing On Credit!" [2:08]
3. No Boys From The Kitchen [2:57]
4. "The Princess Has Been Bitten By A Monkey" [2:15]
5. For The Betterment Of France [3:38]
6. Object Of My Affection [2:42]
7. "Flesh And Blood" [7:20]
8. Mercy Of The King [6:10]
9. Harmony And Contrast [5:36]
10. Pleasure Deprivation [4:35]
11. The Power To Create [:09]
12. Thoughtful Mistress [5:59]
13. Intimate Honor [2:55]
14. Better Bird [2:49]
15. "Bring Me Vate!" [3:04]
16. Man At Stake [7:07]
17. Thoughts Of War [4:17]
18. True Friend [4:39]
19. Last Magnificent Banquet [9:44]
20. Blame It On The Fish [6:47]
21. End Credits [4:09]

Cast

  • Feodor Atkine - Alcalet
  • Hywel Bennett - Colbert
  • Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu - Duchess De Longueville
  • Julian Sands - King Louis XIV
  • Tim Roth - Marquis De Lauzun
  • Jerome Pradon - Marquis D'Effiat
  • Nick Robinson - Colin
  • Arielle Dombasle - Princesse De Conde
  • Timothy Spall - Gourville
  • Uma Thurman - Anne De Montausier
  • Richard Griffiths - Dr. Bourdelot
  • Julian Glover - Prince De Conde
  • Gérard Depardieu - Francois Vatel
  • Julian Sands - Louis XIV
  • Féodor Atkine - Alcalet

Crew

  • Director: Roland Joffé
  • Producer: Roland Joffé
  • Screenwriter: Jeanne Labrune
  • Composer (Music Score): Ennio Morricone
  • Production Designer: Cecilia Montiel
  • Costume Designer: Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle
  • Casting: Karen Lindsay-Stewart
  • Sound/Sound Designer: Laurent Quaglio
  • Producer: Alain Goldman
  • Adaptation: Tom Stoppard
  • Choreography: Corinne Devaux
  • First Assistant Director: Luc Étienne
  • Sound/Sound Designer: Francois Groult
  • First Assistant Director: Jerome Navarro
  • Line Producer: Patrick Bordier
  • Editor: Noëlle Boisson
  • Cinematographer: Robert Fraisse
  • Casting: Gerard Moulevrier
  • Screenwriter: Tom Stoppard
  • Composer (Music Score): Leo Nichols
  • Producer: Ilan Goldman

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