The Wing or the Thigh?

The Wing or the Thigh?

1976 · 104 min · FR · 7.2 (995 votes)
Dir. Claude Zidi · Starring Louis de Funès, Coluche, Ann Zacharias, Julien Guiomar, Raymond Bussières, Philippe Bouvard · Music Vladimir Cosma
Comedy

Charles Duchemin, a well-known gourmet and publisher of a famous restaurant guide, is waging a war against fast food entrepreneur Tri- catel to save the French art of cooking. After having agreed to appear on a talk show to show his skills in naming food and wine by taste, he is confronted with two disasters: his son wants to become a clown rather than a restaurant tester and he, the famous Charles Duchemin, has lost his taste!

VIBE

This film feels like a delightful, food-soaked romp through a clash of culinary worlds. It's a charmingly absurd, lighthearted French comedy, brimming with farcical situations and a nostalgic warmth for traditional gastronomy. Expect a gentle, character-driven satire on modern life and the enduring passion for good food.

farcicalcharminglightheartednostalgicabsurdiststeadyclassic French comedyfood-centriccharacter-drivengentle satiretradition vs. modernityfather-son dynamicsculinary artsidentity
double lifeescapecircustalk showfast food restaurantrestaurantclownfake identityrestaurant guiderestaurant criticloss of tastedueltorturefood industryfood criticfather son relationshipparis suburb
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