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Cooking History

Documentary Films - Out of Competition 2009 / Cooking History / Austria, Slovak Republic, Czech Republic 2009

The protagonists of Peter Kerekes’ film are army cooks from all over Europe. Wearing aprons over their uniforms, these men have always influenced the mood and performance of the troops, and have even stirred up history with their wooden spoons. The film builds on recipes from the Second World War to the Chechen-Russian conflict, drawn from France, the Balkans, and Russia.

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Synopsis

The protagonists of Peter Kerekes’ film are army cooks from all over Europe. Wearing aprons over their uniforms, these men have always influenced the mood and performance of the troops, and have even stirred up history with their wooden spoons. The film builds on recipes from the Second World War to the Chechen-Russian conflict, drawn from France, the Balkans, and Russia.

About the film

88 min / Color, 35 mm

Director Peter Kerekes / Screenplay Peter Kerekes / Dir. of Photography Martin Kollár / Music Marek Piaček / Editor Marek Šulík / Producer Georg Misch, Ralph Wieser, Peter Kerekes, Pavel Strnad / Production Mischief Films / Contact Taskovski Films Ltd., Aerofilms / Distributor Aerofilms
www: www.cookinghistory.net

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Taskovski Films Ltd.
19-21 Christopher Street, EC2A 2B, London
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Phone: +387 656 520 46
E-mail: [email protected]

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Milady Horákové 383/79, 170 00, Praha 7
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Phone: +420 224 947 566
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Irena Taskovski
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Zuzana Pudilová
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Ivo Andrle
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Pavel Strnad
Producer

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