The Hundred-Foot Journey movie DVD Release Date, News and Updates: Hellen Mirren, Manish Dayal and Charlotte Le Bon to be Part of Cast
2014 has seen a whole number of movie and with the success of movies like Captain America, Guardians of the Galaxy and The Lego Movie a lot of other titles are getting lost in the melee. The Hundred Foot Journey is one such movie. Well written and with the backing of Touchstone, Harpo, Reliance and Image Nation the movie should honestly have been one of the greatest movies of the year. Written by Steven Knight and directed by Lasse Hallstrom the movie has names like Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey in the credits under Producer.
This is a romantic movie with the best aphrodisiac of all: food. A family is running a successful restaurant business in Mumbai with the oldest son, Hassan, being groomed to replace his mother as head cook. Their business is however fire bombed over an election dispute. The family decides to move to the South of France and start over where they open another restaurant in a small town. This restaurant however is in a building directly opposite another restaurant. The widowed owner of the restaurant tries to sabotage the family which leads to all out war between the two families. However when her Chef's go too far Madame Mallory, our widowed chef fires them and cleans up their mess. In a twist that nobody sees coming Hassan goes to work for Mallory and his unusual style earns her a second Michelin star. Hassan then gets a job in Paris but he misses home and his love and returns to the town and his family and they all live happily ever after.
The award winning Hellen Mirren is Madame Mallory. Om Puri, Manish Dayal and Charlotte Le Bon are also on the list of actors. Just 22 million dollars went into producing the movie and it has so far amassed 88 million dollars at the box office. With a DVD release expected around Christmas they are bound to make a lot more money because this is a good family movie that will make for a good Saturday afternoon watch.
