THE GRAND HOTEL BALLET
synopsis
At the foot of the French Alps, students at the renowned Lesdiguières Hotel School are on track to become chefs, headwaiters and housekeepers for the world’s most prestigious hotels and restaurants. These young men and women, most from modest backgrounds, have come to this school to learn how to prepare food, serve and tidy in what eventually becomes a carefully crafted choreography. In this film at the crossroads of documentary and musical, these hopefuls dance and sing their way through the demanding training program; but will their rigorous preparation be enough to impress the famous institutions they dream of working for?
international title: | The Grand Hotel Ballet |
original title: | Les Petits Maîtres du grand hôtel |
country: | France |
sales agent: | The Party Film Sales |
year: | 2019 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Jacques Deschamps |
film run: | 80' |
release date: | FR 25/09/2019 |
screenplay: | Jacques Deschamps |
cinematography by: | Octavio Espirito Santo |
film editing: | Agnès Bruckert |
music: | Marie-Jeanne Serero |
executive producer: | Céline Loiseau, Miléna Poylo, Gilles Sacuto |
production: | TS Productions, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma |
backing: | CNC (FR) |
distributor: | Jour2fête |