Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles
IFC Films | Release Date: September 25, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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79
TheWrapSteve PondSep 23, 2020
You can go to Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles for the delectable excess, but you’ll stick around for the quiet, cautionary notes between bites. Read full review
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Chicago TribuneKatie WalshSep 23, 2020
For such a sweet film, Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles evolves into a complex exploration of the symbiotic relationship between money and art, and questions what the visibility of that conspicuous consumption could portend. Read full review
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The New York TimesGlenn KennySep 24, 2020
Ultimately the results are eye-popping, sometimes almost confoundingly so. Read full review
58
IndieWireDavid EhrlichSep 26, 2020
Watching Ottolenghi’s achievement from the other side of a screen only serves to reaffirm his point that looking at the world isn’t the same as feeling it on your tastebuds. A more nuanced documentary — one that didn’t just feel like evidence of an event that happened at a museum, but a work of art unto itself — might have made a meal out of such ideas, rather than just offering them for dessert. Read full review
50
Film ThreatAlex SavelievDec 12, 2020
At 75 minutes, Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles goes down easily but lacks a distinctive flavor. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiSep 25, 2020
In its attempt to cram too many narratives and subjects into too short of a running time, it ends up coming across as both overstuffed and oddly undernourished. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerSep 24, 2020
If what you want is a fancier episode of The Great British Baking Show, then you'll "ooh" and "ah" at all the right moments as Ottolenghi assembles his kitchen of world-class patisserie chefs and jelly experts. Read full review
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