Filmed in Hamburg, Germany, and Italy, the film is about a workaholic chef who is forced to adjust to major changes in her personal and professional life that are beyond her control. Business is not going well as a rival Italian restaurant is out-competing them. The soundtrack is composed mostly of music by artists from the A region 2 DVD recording of the film was released in Europe in 2002, and several further editions have been released since. When a headstrong chef takes charge of her equally stubborn 8-year-old niece, the tensions between them mount... until an Italian sous-chef arrives to lighten the mood. I did not know “No Reservations” was a remake of a foreign film until I watched “Mostly Martha”.
With Martina Gedeck, Maxime Foerste, Sergio Castellitto, August Zirner. The renewed warmth between Martha and Lina is immediately tested when Martha is told by the school principal that Lina has not been attending school regularly, and that when she does come to school, she falls asleep. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist.Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Just saw “Mostly Martha”.
The life of a top chef changes when she becomes the guardian of her young niece. Watching its trailer, I can't decide anything about the quality of the original film, but I do recognize many of the same scenes, and even similar locations. In a German restaurant, Chef Martha Klein is the undisputed supreme ruler of the kitchen staff and woe to any customer who would dare criticize her cooking. With Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart, Abigail Breslin, Patricia Clarkson. She even asks for his help in locating Lina's father in Italy and translating a letter she's written to him. The pressures of both her private and work life combine to create a situation that will fundamentally call her attitudes and life choices into question while these interlopers into her life begin to profoundly change it. Jack Nicholson accepts the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1994 - … Martha asks Mario to accompany her to Italy to retrieve Lina. New Jersey, 1950s. Lina's father, in answer to Martha's letter, finally arrives and takes his daughter to Italy to live with his new wife and family. When a headstrong chef takes charge of her equally stubborn 8-year-old niece, the tensions between them mount... until an Italian sous-chef arrives to lighten the mood. Lina begins to emerge from her depression in the presence of Mario's playfulness, and even begins to eat when Mario leaves her unattended with a plate of spaghetti he's prepared. The story of Danièle Delpeuch and how she was appointed as the private chef for François Mitterrand. Just as Martha's strained relationship with Lina seems to be improving, she forgets to pick the girl up from school while helping Lea, her very-pregnant sous chef, get to the hospital to deliver her baby. Original title: Bella Martha. After reuniting with the girl, Martha and Mario get married, and the three begin their lives together as a loving family.
2:42. A high-priced call girl, shocked by her mother's death, decides to get out of the business and have a baby. Meanwhile at work, a new chef named Mario is hired on and Martha feels threatened by this unorthodox intruder. Angered by Lina's behavior, and also having been warned by the restaurant owner, Martha tells her she can no longer come to the restaurant. Movieclips 53,765 views. At a popular NYC Italian restaurant on a dramatic, busy evening, there are 2 gangsters, cop detective, food-critic, ex bookmaker owner, his chef son, indebted gambler sous-chef etc. Mario continues to support Martha emotionally, and their relationship becomes romantic. To make amends, Martha offers to grant Lina any wish. A documentary about three unique restaurants and their respective owners. Soon after, When tradition prevents her from marrying the man she loves, a young woman discovers she has a unique talent for cooking. The movie is a remake of "Mostly Martha" (2001), a German film very much liked by many, unseen by me. The life of a top chef changes when she becomes the guardian of her young niece. In this super-feel-good foodie comedy, young Manhattan chef Samir rediscovers his heritage and his passion for life through the enchanting art of cooking Indian food. Directed by Scott Hicks. Synopsis: When a headstrong chef takes charge of her equally stubborn 8-year-old niece, the tensions between them mount... until an Italian sous-chef arrives to lighten the mood. He also tells Martha that when he asked the girl why she was always so tired, she told him that she was forced to work in a kitchen for her room and board. Her life is firmly centered around cooking which takes on a obsessive level with stubborn single mindedness.
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