EL BULLI: COOKING IN PROGRESS

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Fri, Feb 3rd at 8:15pm
Sat, Feb 4th at 5:15pm
Sat, Feb 4th at 7:45pm
Sun, Feb 5th at 3:00pm
Mon, Feb 6th at 6:00pm
Tue, Feb 7th at 8:15pm
Wed, Feb 8th at 6:00pm
Thu, Feb 9th at 8:15pm
Fri, Feb 10th at 8:15pm
Sat, Feb 11th at 5:15pm
Sat, Feb 11th at 7:45pm
Sun, Feb 12th at 3:00pm
Mon, Feb 13th at 6:00pm
Tue, Feb 14th at 8:15pm
Wed, Feb 15th at 6:00pm
Thu, Feb 16th at 8:15pm

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Back by popular demand!
Two week run!

  1. EL BULLI:
  2. COOKING IN PROGRESS
  1. 2010, Gereon Wetzel, Germany, 108 min.

"An organic and hypnotic account of El Bulli's notoriously intense and complex creative process."
—Mike Sula, Chicago Reader

“A gorgeous inside look at one of the most widely regarded restaurants, and one of the most intriguing and creative chefs in the world.”
—Noah Lee, FilmThreat.com

The subject of this winter's gastronomic tribute at Chicago's ultra-hot Next restaurant, Spanish chef extraordinaire Ferran Adrià is often extolled by his devotees as an alchemist who brings the aesthetics of taste to new heights. Others deride him as a foodie’s Dr. Frankenstein. However you choose to label him, there is no doubt that the world’s foremost proponent of molecular gastronomy aims to bring the principles of science and the sleight-of-hand of magic to the art of cooking. This concentrated portrait conveys the spirit of no-holds-barred experimentation, the discipline, and the tension that characterize Adrià in action with his team in his laboratory-like kitchen as the slate of dishes for a new season at his exclusive restaurant El Bulli is conjured up. In Catalan with English subtitles. HDCAM video. (BS)

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UPDATED 2/14/2012

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Comments

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun Feb 12.

Such a well made documentary! A great example of "Show, don't tell": even without a fictional plot, the tension created by deft editing kept me interested in the story from beginning to end.