The Kitchen in Paris

The Kitchen in Paris (Кухня в Париже; Kukhnya v Parizhe) is a 2014 Russian comedy, a first feature film directed by Dmitriy Dyachenko of the television channel by STS and company by Yellow, Black and White-Group. It is a continuation of the third season of the television series The Kitchen (2012-2016). It stars Dmitry Nazarov, Mark Bogatyryov, Yelena Podkaminskaya and Dmitry Nagiyev.^[2][3][4]

The Kitchen in Paris
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Dmitriy Dyachenko
Written by	Dmitriy Yan Vasiliy Kutsenko Pavel Danilov Igor Tudvasev
Based on	Kitchen (TV series) by Dmitriy Dyachenko, Zhora Kryzhovnikov and Anton Fedotov
Produced by	Vyacheslav Murugov (ru) Eduard Iloyan Vitaliy Shlyappo (ru) Aleksey Trotsyuk (ru) Dmitriy Dyachenko Aleksandr Rubtsov Igor Poptsov Aleksey Andrianov Aleksey Volkov
Starring	Dmitry Nazarov Mark Bogatyryov Elena Podkaminskaya Dmitry Nagiyev Oleg Tabakov Vincent Perez
Cinematography	Sergey Dyshuk
Edited by	Nikolai Bulygin Max Polinsky Mariya Likhachyova
Music by	Ivan Kanayev Anton Silaev Aleksey Massalitinov
Production companies	Yellow, Black and White-Group STS (TV channel)
Distributed by	Central Partnership
Release date	1 May 2014 (2014-05-01) (Russia)
Running time	106 minutes
Country	Russia
Language	Russian
Budget	$2.3 million
Box office	$14 million[1]

The Kitchen in Paris was theatrically released in Russia on 1 May 2014 by Central Partnership.

Plot

After the events of Season 3 of The Kitchen, the restaurant Claude Monet continued to grow and solidify its fame in Moscow, remaining a thriving establishment with a skillful owner, a diligent director, and excellent cuisine. However, all the team's hopes and efforts are shattered by the disastrous failure of a summit dinner for the Russian and French presidents.

The employees and the owner are forced to look for new work. After leaving Claude Monet, they head to Paris, the city of love and capital of France, which offers them new jobs, new charm, and new rivals. Viktor Barinov meets his own father, the chef de cuisine of the best restaurant in Paris, and Maxim Lavrov has to compete with Victoria's French boyfriend, who eventually attempts to propose to her. The season concludes with the wedding of Maxim and Victoria, as well as the staff's return to Russia.^[5]

Cast

• Dmitry Nazarov as Viktor Barinov, the head chef.
• Mark Bogatyryov [ru] as Maxim "Max" Lavrov, a chef.
• Yelena Podkaminskaya as Viktoria "Vika" Goncharova, the restaurant's director.
• Dmitry Nagiyev as himself, the owner of both restaurants.
• Oleg Tabakov as Petr Barinov, Viktor's father and head chef of the restaurant Victor in Paris.
• Vincent Perez as Nicolas DuPont, the Chief of Protocol of the French President and Vika's boyfriend.
• Viktor Khorinyak as Konstantin "Kostya" Anisimov, the bartender.
• Olga Kuzmina [ru] as Anastasia "Nastya" Anisimova, a waitress and Kostya's wife.
• Sergey Lavygin [ru] as Arseniy "Senya" Chuganin, a chef specializing in meat.
• Mikhail Tarabukin as Fedor "Fedya" Yurchenko, a chef specializing in fish.
• Sergey Epishev as Lev "Lyova" Solovyov, the sous-chef
• Nikita Tarasov [ru] as Louis Benoît, the pastry chef.
• Zhanyl Asanbekova as Ainura, a janitor.
• Elena Chernyavskaya as Angelina Smirnova, a promotional model for the restaurant.
• Irina Temicheva as Eva Beletskaya, a waitress.
• Jib Pocthier as Baltazar Bartholomew, the sous-chef in Paris.
• Helena Noguerra as the French President.
• Anatoly Gorbunov as the Russian President.
• Igor Ivanov as Sergey, the Chief of Protocol of the Russian President.
• Christian Bujeau [fr] as Philip Boileau, a famous French restaurant critic.
• Kira Kreylis-Petrova as Max's grandma.

Production

At the beginning of the film, some moments of the cartoon Ratatouille (film) are parodied, in the Russian dubbing of which the actor Dmitry Nazarov took part. Also at the beginning of the film, the Chef has a DVD with a cartoon in his office.

On the very first day, they shot the most difficult scene in Paris: a meeting of the Presidents of France and Russia, in which dozens of actors and extras were involved, transport and sophisticated equipment.

To remove the mouse’s mileage on the floor and the view “with the mouse’s eyes”, technicians from the film crew built a special device - a mini-crane. Also, unusual angles were achieved by placing the GoPro camera inside the duck and in the Soup.

In France, more than 35 French were employed in the film crew. Local filmmakers noted that this is an unprecedented number for a foreign project.

Casting

Vincent Perez helped Yelena Podkaminskaya and Nikita Tarasov master all the nuances of French pronunciation.

For the role of Nicolas DuPont, the head of the protocol of the French President, the creators considered Vincent Cassel.

Filming

Principal photography in Paris was complicated by numerous bureaucratic procedures. Literally all the movements of the film crew were regulated by special permissions, the police (both "land" and river) conducted constant checks.

Release

The premiere took place in all cinemas on 1 May 2014 by Central Partnership.

See also

Films and spin-offs

• The Kitchen. The Last Battle (2017), a second feature film
• Hotel Belgrade (2020), a third feature film