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Marie Antoine (Antonin) Carême (pronounced: [maʁi ɑ̃twan kaʁɛm]) (8 June 1784–12 January 1833), known as the "King of Chefs, and the Chef of Kings" was an early practitioner and exponent of the elaborate style of cooking known as haute cuisine, the "high art" of French cooking: a grandiose style of cookery favored by both international royalty and by the newly rich of Paris. Carême is often considered as one of the first internationally renowned celebrity chefs.
Abandoned by his parents in Paris in 1794 at the height of the French Revolution, he worked as a kitchen boy at a cheap Parisian chophouse in exchange for room and board. In 1798, he was formally apprenticed to Sylvain Bailly, a famous pâtissier with a shop near the Palais-Royal. The post-revolutionary Palais Royal was a high profile, fashionable neighborhood filled with vibrant life and bustling crowds. Bailly recognized his talent and ambition. By the time he was prepared to leave Bailly, he could stipulate that he should be free to leave his new employer when a better offer came along. He opened his shop, the Pâtisserie de la rue de la Paix, which he maintained until 1813.
Actors: Michel Piccoli (actor), Edouard Molinaro (writer), Lionel Vitrant (actor), Claude Rich (actor), Yann Collette (actor), Claude Brasseur (actor), Alexandra Vandernoot (actress), Ticky Holgado (actor), Vladimir Cosma (composer), Edouard Molinaro (director), Stéphane Jobert (actor), Marie-Florence Roncayolo (miscellaneous crew), Sylvie de Segonzac (costume designer), Didier Cauchy (actor), Alexandre Brasseur (actor),
Plot: France, 1815. After his defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon heads for exile. Royalists occupy Paris and attempt to restore the monarchy. However, the battle doesn't seem to be over. On July 6, Talleyrand, a shrewd politician of flexible convictions, invites chief of police and zealous revolutionary Fouché to supper and tries to convince him to serve the king. Over the meal they insult each other, accuse each other, and, at first sight, look like mortal enemies. But they definitely have one thing in common: they are both power-hungry.
Keywords: 1810s, 19th-century, based-on-play, bonfire, candlelight, candlelight-dinner, closed-doors, counter-revolutionary, crippled-man, demonstration