Vatel
“Some men are too noble to live among aristocracy.”
2000 · 1 h 43 min
Roland JofféCast
Gérard Depardieu 
Uma Thurman 
Tim Roth 
Julian Glover 
Julian Sands 
Timothy Spall
Credits
Written by: Jeanne Labrune
Plot
The master cook of Prince Condé arranges lavish banquets to impress King Louis XIV, with tragic consequences.
Sinekatalog’s take
Roland Joffé's period drama is lush and handsome, with Gérard Depardieu and Uma Thurman.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (8,632 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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