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A TABLE IN HEAVEN
USA, 2007, 78 MIN
DIRECTED BY ANDREW ROSSI
In English and Italian with English subtitles
Southeast Premiere
Blood is thicker than water, but is it thicker than a fine Pinot? Take the family taste test at one of New York’s finest and most famous restaurants of the last three decades, Le Cirque. This charming, intimate, and very entertaining documentary serves up plenty of conflict between tradition and trend in the culinary world. After the closing of the original restaurant on New Years Eve 2004, Le Cirque is reopening two years later in a new location (New York’s Bloomberg building). Long-time owner and patriarch Sirio Maccioni battles with his three sons (Mauro, Marco, and Mario) over every detail, from menu to décor, every step of the way. Find out what happens on opening night when a crowd of celebrities including Rudy Giuliani, Martha Stewart, and Woody Allen take a table. Is it in Heaven or Hell? A must-see for anyone who cares about food, Rossi’s skillfully made film also has plenty to say about family, business, and the enduring allure of simplicity (see prosciutto e melone).