Genre: Film
Grade: B+
Notable People: Helen Mirren, Om Puri, Manish Dayal, Charlotte LeBon Directed by: Lasse Hallstrom
Title: Lightweight, but fun film that is surprisingly uplifting. Hallstrom gently takes on European immigration hatefulness in this quirky story about an Indian family, chased out of Mumbai in a coup, that finds themselves stranded in a small mountain town in France after their “brakes break for a reason”. Even though a lightweight, anything with Mirren is worth watching and the two principle East Indian actors, Puri and Dayal, are wonderful. The story evolves around two competing restaurants in this charming, old fashioned village and keeps you gently enthralled ……and hungry. Nothing too powerful here, but a pleasant film to watch.