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The God of Cookery is a Hongkongais film of genre Drama directed by Stephen Chow with Stephen Chow
The God of Cookery (1996)
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OriginHong kong
Themes Cooking films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Rating71%
The God of Cookery (Chinese: 食神) is a 1996 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Hong Kong comedian, actor and director, Stephen Chow, best known in the West for his films Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle. This is known to be Chow's first film to utilize deep and sometimes dark themes while retaining his signature nonsensical style.
An 35-mm print of the film brought by Amanda Cohen of Dirt Candy was shown at a sold-out screening at one of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema South Lamar's "Food and Film Events".
Synopsis
Stephen Chow (the Chinese characters used for Chow's name in the movie are different from Chow's actual name), is a corrupt celebrity chef who secretly knows very little about cooking, runs a successful business empire, and is willing to hawk any product for a price. Arrogant and cocky, Chow is dubbed the "God of Cookery" and appears as a judge for culinary competitions rigged to make him look good.Actors
Stephen Chow
(Stephen Chow)
Vincent Kok
(Bull Tong)
Karen Mok
(Twin Dagger Turkey)
Christy Chung
(High School Fantasy Girl)
Nancy Sit M.H.
(herself (cameo))
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