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DramaComedy

The Hundred-Foot Journey

- Life's greatest journey begins with the first step.

A story centered around an Indian family who moves to France and opens a restaurant across the street from a Michelin-starred French restaurant.

Release Date : 2014-08-06

Language :HindiEnglishFrench

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Amblin EntertainmentHarpo FilmsParticipantImage Nation Abu DhabiReliance EntertainmentTouchstone PicturesDreamWorks Pictures

Production Country : IndiaUnited States of AmericaUnited Arab Emirates

Alternative Titles : From Bombay to Paris: The Hundred-Foot Journey

Cast

Helen Mirren

Character Name : Madam Mallory

Original Name : Helen Mirren

Gender : Female

Manish Dayal

Character Name : Hassan

Original Name : Manish Dayal

Gender : Male

Om Puri

Character Name : Papa

Original Name : Om Puri

Gender : Male

Charlotte Le Bon

Character Name : Marguerite

Original Name : Charlotte Le Bon

Gender : Female

Rohan Chand

Character Name : Young Hassan

Original Name : Rohan Chand

Gender : Male

Juhi Chawla Mehta

Character Name : Mama

Original Name : Juhi Chawla Mehta

Gender : Female

Farzana Dua Elahe

Character Name : Mahira

Original Name : Farzana Dua Elahe

Gender : Female

Dillon Mitra

Character Name : Mukthar Kadam

Original Name : Dillon Mitra

Gender : Male

Amit Shah

Character Name : Mansur

Original Name : Amit Shah

Gender : Male

Aria Pandya

Character Name : Aisha

Original Name : Aria Pandya

Gender : Male

Michel Blanc

Character Name : Mayor

Original Name : Michel Blanc

Gender : Male

Clément Sibony

Character Name : Jean-Pierre

Original Name : Clément Sibony

Gender : Male

Vincent Elbaz

Character Name : Paul

Original Name : Vincent Elbaz

Gender : Male

Alban Aumard

Character Name : Marcel

Original Name : Alban Aumard

Gender : Male

Shuna Lemoine

Character Name : Mayor's Wife

Original Name : Shuna Lemoine

Gender : Female

Antoine Blanquefort

Character Name : Thomas

Original Name : Antoine Blanquefort

Gender : Male

Malcolm Granath

Character Name : Swedish Chef

Original Name : Malcolm Granath

Gender : Male

Abhijit Buddhisagar

Character Name : Baleine Grise Porter

Original Name : Abhijit Buddhisagar

Gender : Male

Masood Akhtar

Character Name : Anwar

Original Name : Masood Akhtar

Gender : Male

Arthur Mazet

Character Name : Waiter

Original Name : Arthur Mazet

Gender : Male

Laetitia de Fombelle

Character Name : Female Officer

Original Name : Laetitia de Fombelle

Gender : Female

Cédric Weber

Character Name : Officer

Original Name : Cédric Weber

Gender : Male

Robert Gailhard

Character Name : Mushroom Stall Holder

Original Name : Robert Gailhard

Gender : Male

Matyelok Gibbs

Character Name : Lady Shepherd

Original Name : Matyelok Gibbs

Gender : Female

Paul Daubeze

Character Name : Poultry Man

Original Name : Paul Daubeze

Gender : Male

Didier Joy

Character Name : Monsieur Itan

Original Name : Didier Joy

Gender : Male

Max Rangotte

Character Name : Angry Man

Original Name : Max Rangotte

Gender : Male

Saachi Parekh

Character Name : Young Aisha

Original Name : Saachi Parekh

Gender : Male

Shaunak Parekh

Character Name : Young Mukhtar

Original Name : Shaunak Parekh

Gender : Male

Stéphanie Renouvin

Character Name : Newsreader

Original Name : Stéphanie Renouvin

Gender : Female

Audrey Meschi

Character Name : Baleine Grise Cook

Original Name : Audrey Meschi

Gender : Male

Christian Allieres

Character Name : Cafe Server

Original Name : Christian Allieres

Gender : Male

Patrick Blatger

Character Name : Mechanic

Original Name : Patrick Blatger

Gender : Male

Frederic Violante

Character Name : Bike Rider

Original Name : Frederic Violante

Gender : Male

Piero Filippi

Character Name : Dog Walker

Original Name : Piero Filippi

Gender : Male

Chantal Filippi

Character Name : Dog Walker's Wife

Original Name : Chantal Filippi

Gender : Male

Sanjay Sharma

Character Name : Mob Leader

Original Name : Sanjay Sharma

Gender : Male

Morgan Perez

Character Name : Guard

Original Name : Morgan Perez

Gender : Male

Jean Kinsell

Character Name : French Critic (uncredited)

Original Name : Jean Kinsell

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-02-10

Om Puri and his family are forced from their home in India by violence and briefly come to London before moving to a rural French community where he discovers a derelict old building situated opposite a Michelin-starred restaurant. Their first visit to the ruin is not auspicious. Their new neighbour "Mme. Mallory" (Dame Helen Mirren) is profoundly disapproving of what she clearly thinks will lower the tone, but he couldn't care less, buys the place and after a refurbishment is ready for opening night. Meantime, his talented and rather dashing son "Hassan" (Manish Dayal) plays a much more diplomatic game and befriends her employee "Marguerite" (Charlotte Le Bon). She lends him a few books on French cuisine and he starts to experiment. The remainder of the story is entirely predictable, but the writers have invested some time in building some likeable characters whilst incorporating some bloody-mindedness, gentle stereotyping and some sentimentality as we see it's not just the cuisines that can fuse effectively. Dame Helen looks like she's having some fun here and has a genuinely engaging rapport with an on-form Puri - their battle of the curmudgeons is quite entertaining and I did pity the poor old mayor (Michel Blanc), even if he did seem to get a great deal of delicious free food. Dayal also brings a bit of charm to his role and the whole film has exactly the same feel-good factor to it as you'd feel after a fine meal with a decent claret.