Le Chef (2012) - October 21, 2014

[MifuneFan]

The French film "Le Chef" (2012) will be released by Cohen Media Group on October 21st, 2014

Synopsis

Jean Reno stars as a veteran chef who faces off against his restaurant group’s new CEO. When management tries to sabotage Reno's Michelin star, he brings in a younger chef (Michaël Youn) who specializes in molecular gastronomy.

Le Chef Trailer (2012) - YouTube

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[Blu-Ray Maniac]

The real title is ''Comme un chef'' and it's an amazing force. Gosh, awful US title for an amazing film !! Very good performance by Jean Reno... and Michael Youn, not an actor/humorist i like normally is great in this.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Blu-Ray Maniac

The real title is ''Comme un chef'' and it's an amazing force. Gosh, awful US title for an amazing film !! Very good performance by Jean Reno... and Michael Youn, not an actor/humorist i like normally is great in this.

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What would you propose they name it here?

[Aclea]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

What would you propose they name it here?

Since they're going with a French title anyway, I'd have stuck with an original. This just makes it sound like one of those cheap budget labels that retitles an old movie to make it sound like a hit in the hope that people will buy it by mistake.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Aclea

Since they're going with a French title anyway, I'd have stuck with an original. This just makes it sound like one of those cheap budget labels that retitles an old movie to make it sound like a hit in the hope that people will buy it by mistake.

The movie is already pretty niche, but having the original French title would make it even more so. Le Chef is easily recognizable to a US moviegoer. They know it's about cooking and the Le implies it's french (or at the very least Foreign based if they can't place the country). They can recognize Le for what it is, they won't recognize "Comme Un". We recently had the film" "Chef" so I don't feel like Le Chef was really that much of a stretch, or any more generic

[Aclea]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

We recently had the film" "Chef" so I don't feel like Le Chef was really that much of a stretch, or any more generic

That's the point - it sounds like Cohen is hoping people buy it by mistake thinking it's the Jon Favreau film, especially if ordered online. It's the kind of thing you expect from companies like Asylum and their ilk, not Cohen.

[MifuneFan]

That's not their intention at all. It's not like Cohen invented that title either, it's been used internationally as well. That title has been used at certain festivals, and in revies, and articles since 2012 when the movie came out, well before the Favreau film was even known. I should also add that I've seen articles where they say the original title "Comme Un Chef" but add in parentheses "The Chef". If anything, I'd be up for a different title altogether from either, but Comme Un Chef would be a complete fail here.

[Aclea]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

That's not their intention at all.

Maybe not, but with the release date so close to the Favreau film that is the way many will think it appears.

If anything, I'd be up for a different title altogether from either, but Comme Un Chef would be a complete fail here.

Well the title they used hasn't exactly been a glowing success with only $342,667 in the US.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Aclea

Well the title they used hasn't exactly been a glowing success with only $342,667 in the US.

And would have made even less with Comme Un Chef, which is my point above (making a niche movie even more niche). Anyway we obviously have differing opinions on this so agree to disagree

[Blu-Ray Maniac]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

What would you propose they name it here?

Like a Chef would be good for the title... Le Chef and then Chef... man how to fu*ked up your audiences...

Put from Leon The Professional, Jean Reno and then the film would be a hit !

[JMK]

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