[A] poignant, funny and well-seasoned portrait of autumnal fervor.
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Slant MagazineChuck Bowen
Slant MagazineChuck Bowen
Erika Frankel’s documentary is finally revealed to be a story of prolonged adjustment to retirement, and a poignant illustration of sublimated redemption.
The relationship between the young American and the old Frenchman is as rich as one of Perrier's sauces: the pupil and the teacher, the son and the father, the keen protégé and the stubborn classicist.
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RogerEbert.comGlenn Kenny
RogerEbert.comGlenn Kenny
The movie also show’s Perrier’s humor, and his talents as a mentor.
There's nothing moribund about the action in King Georges, the lively first film directed by doc producer Erika Frankel, which observes the perfectionist workhorse in his kitchen.