Event

Chef's Special

Thursday, August 13 at 7:30pm
$9 Members / $12 Public / Includes Reception
Active Membership Will Be Checked

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Maxi is a master chef who wants a Michelin star so badly he can taste it. After years of toiling in his chic Madrid restaurant, he feels hes on the brink of culinary superstardomthat is, until Maxis two estranged children show up. Not only are the children grieving over the recent death of their mother, they must now come to terms with their fathers gay lifestyle. To complicate matters further, Horacio, a sexy Argentine ex-soccer star, moves in next door, diverting the attentions of both Maxi and Alex, the restaurants unstable matre d. First-time director Nacho G. Velillas frothy mix of comedy and melodrama has earned him comparisons to fellow Spaniard Pedro Almodvar. Javier Cmara, familiar to audiences as the nurse in Almodvars Talk to Her, demonstrates extraordinary range with his portrayal of Maxi as a comfortably out-of-the-closet character who tackles complex family issues that transcend mere sexual orientation.

Spain, 2008, 111 min.