2011 French Cinema Week: Kings of Pastry

We are very excited to take the students of the PM Pastry Arts Program to see "Kings of Pastry" at the OKC Museum of Art during French Cinema Week tonight! Hopefully, the film will give them a sense of awe at the pursuit of perfection coupled with the everyday humanity associated with the contestants!

Kings of Pastry screens Tuesday, July 12, 7:30pm
Sixteen French pastry chefs gather in Lyon for three intense days of mixing, piping and sculpting everything from delicate chocolates to six-foot sugar sculptures in hopes of being declared by President Nicolas Sarkozy one of the best. This is the prestigious Meilleurs Ouvriers de France competition (Best Craftsmen in France). The blue, white and red striped collar worn on the jackets of the winners is more than the ultimate recognition for every pastry chef – it is a dream and an obsession. The finalists, France’s culinary elite, risk their reputations as well as sacrifice family and finances in pursuit of this lifelong distinction of excellence. Similar to the Olympics, the three-day contest takes place every four years and it requires that the chefs not only have extraordinary skill and nerves of steel, but also a lot of luck. In English and French with English subtitles.
Directors: Chris Hegedus & D.A. Pennebaker 2010 France/Netherlands/USA/GB 78min. NR digital HD

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