The Hundred Foot Journey
Starring Helen Mirren, Om Puri, Manish Dayal and Charlotte Le Bon, Touchstone Pictures (in association Walt Disney Studios and Motion Pictures) finally releases their comedy-drama film, The Hundred-Foot Journey. If nothing sticks out to you about this film, Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey serving as head producers should leave more than enough intrigue to give Richard C. Morais’ film inception from his popular novel a second look.
The movie centers on a India family being relocated to a small French town and open a restaurant The movie centers on a India family being relocated to a small French town and open a restaurant but soon realize they are not waned in town when ice-queen proprietress Madame Mallory (who’s coincidentally a 100 feet away with her own business) makes it a priority to have them taken out of the small town. The film sees a series of culture clashes but Hassan must fight for his families honor and most of all their livelihoods in the family’s only income.
With the right cast of actors, producers and film backers – The Hundred Foot Journey is definitely one we’re hoping that doesn’t fly under-the-radar this month.