Lynn Belvedere

TWO MANY CHEFS (2022) LA VIDA PADRE @ 2023 SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL

 

 

 

TWO MANY CHEFS (2022) LA VIDA PADRE – With wonderful food, this very entertaining restaurant comedy delight, is mostly set in the beautiful city of Bilbao, Spain. Mikel (Enric Auquer), is a young ambitious chef, and is seeking to earn one of the most coveted distinctions in the restaurant world, by spearheading his two star Michelin Restaurant into being the best of the best in the world of high cuisine, by actively seeking the “Forever Unattainable” Third Michelin Star.

The dead father is the famous cooking chef, Juan (Karra Elejalde) who died in 1990. Unexpectedly after disappearing all those years ago, the father is accidentally discovered by his son, to be very much alive. However this Spanish family comedy, is all about food and Korsakoff Syndrome confabulation, plus cleverly repairing damaged family relationships.

His father, Juan is an old-school cooking chef, and thanks to his amnesia, Juan literally thinks that he is still living in the year 1990, simply because he truely believes that no time has passed.
 

When his father arrives at the hospital with a medical condition, that may initially presents as amnesia BUT being completely unable to permanently remember anything after the year 1990, Juan (Karra Elejalde) has Korsakoff Syndrome, the real-life disease, which affects both the memory and the cognitive process, and usually where the patient abused alcohol/drugs causing a severe Vitamin B deficiency. Korsakoff Syndrome is diagnosed by severe memory loss and mental gaps, with the patient filling all the lost memories with those seen around them. By telling constant lies that the patient believes to be true, despite never ever being true. These very high quality and quite believable lies are called confabulation, and please do remember that if the lips are moving, then the patient is telling lies. First documented by the Russian doctor, Sergei Korsakoff, in the late 19th Century.

Actor/comedian Iñaki Urrutia makes a cameo appearance as a non-speaking extra on the streets of Bilbao, and is seen in the character role as one of the three gold living statues (street artists), and he is disguised as the writer Miguel de Unamuno. Karra Elejalde played Unamuno, in the movie WHILE AT WAR (2019).

2023 HSBC Spanish Film Festival, presented by Palace Cinemas in Sydney from 20th June 2023 until 12th July 2023, which of course will be showing in cinemas all around Australia from 14th June 2023 until 12th July 2023.

TWO MANY CHEFS (LA VIDA PADRE) is the critically acclaimed Spanish box office hit comedy, from director Joaquin Mazon, and is screening during the 2023 SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL at Palace Cinemas. Highly Recommended.
 

STARRING –
Karra Elejalde (Juan)
Enric Auquer (Mikel)
Megan Montaner (Nagore)
Lander Otaola (Ander)
Maribel Salas (Rosa)
Gorka Aguinagalde (Ignacio)
Yanet Sierra (Altagracia)

SCREENPLAY BY – Joaquin Mazon.

MUSIC BY – Vicente Ortiz Gimeno.

DIRECTOR – Joaquin Mazon

LANGUAGES – Spanish AND with English subtitles.

AUSTRALIAN CLASSIFICATION – CTC but probably rated M (Mature Themes – COMEDY).

RUNNING TIME of 92 minutes.

FILMING LOCATIONS – Bilbao, Vizcaya, País Vasco, Spain AND Madrid, Spain.

SYDNEY-TICKETS – https://www.spanishfilmfestival.com/sessions/sydney

SYDNEY-VENUES – https://www.spanishfilmfestival.com/venues/sydney

FESTIVAL – https://www.spanishfilmfestival.com/welcome

FILMS – https://www.spanishfilmfestival.com/films

FAQ – https://www.spanishfilmfestival.com/films/two-many-chefs

DIGITAL-PROGRAMME – https://www.spanishfilmfestival.com/download-programme

VIDEO – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW83mMO7ao0&

MUBI – https://mubi.com/films/two-many-chefs

 

 

 









 

 

 

 

WELCOME – Hola!

Welcome to the 2023 HSBC Spanish Film Festival, presented by Palace Cinemas in Sydney from 20th June 2023 until 12th July 2023, which of course will be showing in cinemas all around Australia from 14th June 2023 until 12th July 2023. Celebrating the 25th anniversary this year, Palace Cinemas are fortunate to be able to share the rich culture and heritage of Spanish and Latin American communities. Special Events including Opening and Closing Nights, a Mexican Fiesta and Argentinian Night.

The 2023 HSBC Spanish Film Festival presented by Palace Cinemas returns this year, with a curated selection of 32 cinema movie films, offering movie film lovers a cinematic journey across Spain and Latin America. Celebrating 25 years, this edition of the Festival screens nationally in Australia from 14th June 2023 and features two key programme strands: New Spanish Cinema and Cine Latino.

2023 lineup will feature a fully curated selection of dramas and box-office hit comedies including the Opening Night Australian première of delicious Spanish box office hit TWO MANY CHEFS. Festival Centrepiece ALCARRÀS has been a critical and audience success in Spain, taking home the coveted Golden Bear at 72nd Berlinale in February 2022 for Best Film (Berlin International Film Festival) and our two Special Presentations are also critically acclaimed. From Spain is box office hit thriller PRISON 77 and from Colombia, Laura Mora Ortega’s award-winning drama THE KINGS OF THE WORLD.

Highlights include a focus on Women in Filmmaking, featuring the work of seven prominent Spanish and Latin American female directors, a comprehensive Carlos Saura retrospective, a Uruguayan documentary with an Australian connection.

2023 Festival Retrospective Lord of Dance: A Focus on Carlos Saura showcases a selection of works from the legendary Spanish filmmaker who passed away earlier this year. Do not miss the special events including Argentinian and Mexican Nights, plus Closing Night, which will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Carlos Saura’s multi-award winner CARMEN.

 

 

 

Published by Lynn Belvedere

Once we were old enough, my parents took the whole family to the Sydney CBD cinemas every week. Thus began a lifetime interest, in going to the cinema every week, and became a passionate cinephile by watching all those very heavily edited ''Australian Film Censorship Board'' true cinéaste versions of brand new release ''Cinematograph Films''. Greater Union always gave my father (who worked in Cinema Distribution Exhibition) guest double movie passes, to every first-night ''red carpet Opening Night'' at The State Theatre Cinema at 49 Market Street. Up until his death, my dad always received ''two house seats'' for every Opening Night performance events at the Theatre Royal SYDNEY and at Her Majesty's Theatre SYDNEY. As a child, when mum choose not to go, I often went with him, to those live performance events. As a young child, I remember being taken for each new show, at both The New Theatre at 60 Sussex Street, and the Phillip Street Theatre when located at 150 Elizabeth Street, and for classical music concerts at Sydney Town Hall. = = = ★★★★★ = = = Being happy is a choice, and I have always viewed my life, as material ready be made into a series of amazing tentpole movies. My New Years Resolution is kept every year: ''Get to see/review five new live theatre shows each week, and get to see/review six new cinema movies each week'', plus is one of the Australian Cinema Pioneers, and apparently have seen far too much already, but always wanting to experience more and more each year. I am also able to do almost everything that I enjoy doing. Yes, I do have a great daytime job in I.T. as ''Software Design Project Manager'', PLUS each evening until quite late - - - Australian Cinematograph Films historical censorship consultant - product-placement consultant - mystery-shopper consultant - playwright, writer, author, director, producer, photographer, cinematographer, color-grader, subtitles proofreader - arts/ drama/ music/ film critic and judge, journalist, member FIPRESCI & FCCA & AFCA, member AACTA accredited film reviewer-critic-writer, accredited IMDB.COM critic-reviewer-author, projectionist, plus an innovative iconoclast - - - ★★★★★ LYNN BELVEDERE ★★★★★ - - - [usr 5] - - -