Plat du Jour (2012) AKA: Random Acts No.125
Completed April 2012
Duration: 2 minutes 30 seconds
Formats: DigiBeta PAL 16:9 / HD quicktime
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Short:
Behind the scenes of a restaurant where the chefs put heart, soul and the rest of their body into every dish they
cook.
Long:
Plat Du Jour offers a glimpse into the real story of 1970’s fine dining. It moves beyond the glamorous world of the
dining room - with its free-flowing Chianti, prawn cocktails, polyester shirts, crêpes suzettes and indoor smoking -
to go behind the scenes of a restaurant where chefs put their heart, soul and the rest of their body into every dish
they cook.
It may give you an appreciation of exactly how much hard work the humble kitchen staff put into your meal. It may
put you off your meal altogether. Then there’s just the small matter of settling the bill...
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Random Acts is a brand new short-form daily arts strand on Channel 4. Over the course of a year, it will showcase 260 specially commissioned three-minute films chosen for their bold and original expressions of creativity.
Television as art, rather than about art, Random Acts will enable a diverse supply of both established artists and emerging talent to create their own pieces, unmediated by presenters and unfettered by the conventions of conservative arts television. The short films will disrupt the schedule with content including, but not restricted to, spoken word, dance, animation, video art and music. randomacts.channel4.com |
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