Production for Lasse Hallestrom’s adaptation of the book by Richard C.
Morais, The Hundred-Foot Journey has another new member in its cast. According
to Variety, Dame Helen Mirren has signed on as the French Chef, Madame Mallory
in Hallestrom’s adaptation. She will be acting with 90210 and Switched at Birth
actor Manish Dayal who will play the Indian boy, whose family restaurant is
near Mirren’s three Michelin star restaurant.
Producing the film is Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey and Juliet Blake,
and the film is schedule to be released on August 8th, 2014.
The Hundred-Foot Journey Official Book Synopsis Via Amazon:
“That skinny Indian teenager
has that mysterious something that comes along once a generation. He is one of
those rare chefs who is simply born. He is an artist.”
And
so begins the rise of Hassan Haji, the unlikely gourmand who recounts his
life’sjourney in Richard Morais’s charming novel, The Hundred-Foot Journey.
Lively and brimming with the colors, flavors, and scents of the kitchen, The Hundred-Foot Journey is
a succulent treat about family, nationality, and the mysteries of good taste.
Born
above his grandfather’s modest restaurant in Mumbai, Hassan first experienced
life through intoxicating whiffs of spicy fish curry, trips to the local
markets, and gourmet outings with his mother. But when tragedy pushes the
family out of India, they console themselves by eating their way
around the world, eventually settling in Lumière, a small village in the French
Alps.
The
boisterous Haji family takes Lumière by storm. They open
an inexpensive Indian restaurant opposite an esteemed French relais—that of the
famous chef Madame Mallory—and infuse the sleepy town with the spices of India,
transforming the lives of its eccentric villagers and infuriating their
celebrated neighbor. Only after Madame Mallory wages culinary war with the
immigrant family, does she finally agree to mentor young Hassan, leading him to
Paris, the launch of his own restaurant, and a slew of new adventures.
The Hundred-Foot Journey is
about how the hundred-foot distance between a new Indian kitchen and a
traditional French one can represent the gulf between different cultures and
desires. A testament to the inevitability of destiny, this is a fable for the
ages—charming, endearing, and compulsively readable.
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