# The Kitchen in Paris

The Kitchen in Paris (Кухня в Париже; Kukhnya v Parizhe) is a 2014 Russian comedy, a first feature film directed by Dmitriy Dyachenko of the television channel by STS and company by Yellow, Black and White-Group. It is a continuation of the third season of the television series The Kitchen (2012-2016). It stars Dmitry Nazarov, Mark Bogatyryov, Yelena Podkaminskaya and Dmitry Nagiyev.
The Kitchen in Paris was theatrically released in Russia on May 1, 2014 by Central Partnership.

## Plot

After the events of the season 3 of the Kitchen, the restaurant Claude Monet continued and strengthened its fame in Moscow, remaining a thriving place with a skillful owner, diligent art director, and excellent cuisine. But all the hopes and efforts of the team are cut short by the failure of the restaurant while holding the summit of the Russian and French presidents.
The employees and the owner of the restaurant have to look for a new place of work, and, after leaving Claude Monet, they rush to Paris, the city of love and the capital of France, which provides them with a new job, a new charm, and new rivals. Viktor Barinov meets his own father, the chef de cuisine of the best restaurant in Paris, and Maxim Lavrov has to compete with Victoria's French boyfriend, who in the end will try to make her a marriage proposal. The film ends with the wedding of Maxim and Victoria, as well as the return of the restaurant staff to Russia.

## Cast

* Dmitry Nazarov as Viktor Petrovich Barinov, the head chef
* Mark Bogatyryov [ru] as Maxim "Max" Lavrov, the chef
* Yelena Podkaminskaya as Viktoria "Vika" Goncharova, the art director of the restaurant
* Dmitry Nagiyev as himself, the owner of both restaurants
* Oleg Tabakov as Petr Arkadyevich Barinov, Viktor's father and head chef of the restaurant Victor in Paris
* Vincent Perez as Nicolas DuPont, the chief of protocol of the French president and Vika's boyfriend
* Viktor Khorinyak as Konstantin "Kostya" Anisimov, the bartender
* Olga Kuzmina [ru] as Anastasia "Nastya" Anisimova, the waitress and Kostya's wife
* Sergey Lavygin [ru] as Arseniy "Senya" Chuganin, the meat-specializing chef
* Mikhail Tarabukin as Fedor "Fedya" Yurchenko, the fish-specializing chef
* Sergey Epishev as Lev "Lyova" Solovyov, the sous-chef
* Nikita Tarasov [ru] as Louis Benoît, the pastry chef
* Zhanyl Asanbekova as Ainura, the janitor
* Elena Chernyavskaya as Angelina Smirnova, the promotional model of the restaurant
* Irina Temicheva as Eva Beletskaya, the waitress
* Jib Pocthier as Baltazar Bartholomew, the sous-chef in Paris
* Helena Noguerra as the French President
* Anatoly Gorbunov as the Russian President
* Igor Ivanov as Sergey, the chief of protocol of the Russian president
* Christian Bujeau [fr] as Philip Boileau, the famous French restaurant critic
* Kira Kreylis-Petrova as Max's grandma

## Production

At the beginning of the film, some moments of the cartoon Ratatouille (film) are parodied, in the Russian dubbing of which the actor Dmitry Nazarov took part. Also at the beginning of the film, the Chef has a DVD with a cartoon in his office.
On the very first day, they shot the most difficult scene in Paris: a meeting of the Presidents of France and Russia, in which dozens of actors and extras were involved, transport and sophisticated equipment.
To remove the mouse’s mileage on the floor and the view “with the mouse’s eyes”, technicians from the film crew built a special device - a mini-crane. Also, unusual angles were achieved by placing the GoPro camera inside the duck and in the Soup.
In France, more than 35 French were employed in the film crew. Local filmmakers noted that this is an unprecedented number for a foreign project.

### Casting

Vincent Perez helped Yelena Podkaminskaya and Nikita Tarasov master all the nuances of French pronunciation.
For the role of Nicolas DuPont, the head of the protocol of the French President, the creators considered Vincent Cassel.

### Filming

Principal photography in Paris was complicated by numerous bureaucratic procedures. Literally all the movements of the film crew were regulated by special permissions, the police (both "land" and river) conducted constant checks.

## Release

The premiere took place in all cinemas on May 1, 2014 by Central Partnership.