This is a highly praised biopic/dramedy about the youth of celebrity chef and traveler Anthony Bourdain. It avoided the usual cliché of trying to squeeze Bourdain’s entire 61-year life into two hours. The film focuses entirely on the summer of 1975 when he was an insecure, slightly arrogant 19-year-old kid.
Some are saying that Antonio Banderas will be an Oscar candidate for his role as the mentor.
Tomatometer: 93%
Popcornmeter: 92%
IMDb: 7.3
A 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain stumbles into the chaotic world of a Provincetown restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life, in this origin story of the voice that defined a generation.
Anthony Bourdain’s voice defined a generation? I wonder why I never heard of him until he died. I guess I’m just out of touch.
The movie came and went almost three months ago. It isn’t getting any Oscar nominations.
Let’s see more of Ms. Baker though!
I must say that those are incredible tits.
“Voice that defined a generation” is ridiculous hyperbole, and I’m sure he’d wince if he could hear that, but I am a bit surprised that you weren’t familiar with him before he died. Anthony Bourdain certainly lived an interesting life, and his Kitchens Confidential was both entertaining and an intelligent expose of the food service industry and those who are drawn to it, and his travel shows were equally interesting.
But then I’m in the restaurant business myself, so it’s not surprising that he’d be a bit of an icon to me from way back.
I asked Gemini about this. It appears that I didn’t read closely enough. It doesn’t say the voice of “his generation,” but “a generation.” They didn’t mean baby boomers.
That may or may not explain why I never heard of him.
Another cause could be that I have never watched a cooking show in my life, or even a cooking segment on a broader-themed show. I have heard of Julia Child, but only because SNL and others made fun of her. I have seen a Wolfgang Puck restaurant at LAX. I have seen the name “Beat Bobby Flay” in the TV listings for years, but didn’t know that was the name of a chef until recently. And I know there’s a famous one called Prudhomme, but I had never heard of Anthony Bourdain until he killed himself.
I would argue that Bourdain’s shows were not cooking shows, but travel shows, where he highlighted the food and culture of the places he went. And while he came from a fine dining background, he was far more interested in the real food and culture: street food, the food made in people’s own homes, the restaurants that regular folks went to. He was truly a delightful, giving person who was willing to eat anything put in front of him, and be kind and generous to the person putting it there.
For all I know, they could have been erotic thrillers. Never having seen them or heard of them, I wouldn’t know!
After googling the guy: I found out I was an adult for Bourdain’s entire 16 year career on television. I could not tell you the name of any single show he was on. I don’t even know what his voice sounds like. I don’t even know what his show was about.
Voice of a generation?
Off topic: Scoop, you gotta see Heidi Klum’s Halloween costume this year