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  • 2012
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  • First Run Features
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • First Run Features
  • 1 h 30 m
Three Stars

Summary In 2003, the French celebrity chef Bernard Loiseau, fearing the loss off one of his Michelin stars, shot himself with a sporting gun. "Three stars" explores the psychological and economical effects that the Guide Michelin puts on the Haute Cuisine with its paramilitary-style organized kitchens. The scenery changes from the hectic activit...

Directed By: Lutz Hachmeister

Written By: Lutz Hachmeister

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • First Run Features
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • First Run Features
  • 1 h 30 m

Three Stars

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Summary In 2003, the French celebrity chef Bernard Loiseau, fearing the loss off one of his Michelin stars, shot himself with a sporting gun. "Three stars" explores the psychological and economical effects that the Guide Michelin puts on the Haute Cuisine with its paramilitary-style organized kitchens. The scenery changes from the hectic activit...

Directed By: Lutz Hachmeister

Written By: Lutz Hachmeister

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Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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75
Sep 20, 2012
Hachmesiters's Three Stars is a treat, largely because it eschews the standard arc of documentaries.
By Kevin Jagernauth FULL REVIEW
70
Sep 21, 2012
The doc has little to say about the Michelin ranking system that hasn't been said, but offers enough behind-the-scenes interest to entertain foodies and inspire a few additions to their dining-experience bucket lists.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
70
Sep 20, 2012
The dishes dazzle in Lutz Hachmeister's documentary Three Stars, a cinematic helping of some of the world's finest restaurants - and of their chefs' opinions.
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63
Sep 18, 2012
Maybe because Hachmeister has a background in journalism, his movie endeavors to educate by covering a lot of ground in its 90-plus minutes, which is certainly commendable, it's just not that satisfying.
By Janice Page FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 19, 2012
Three Stars works best as straight-up food-porn.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 19, 2012
As a sampler course of what it means to court the Michelin honor, Three Stars is enjoyable, but it's simply a collision of details that never entirely converge into a meaningful whole.
By Chuck Bowen FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 18, 2012
Hachmeister's understatement results in a narrative plateau somewhere in the last third of the film, and viewers who showed up hungry may become impatient.
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Production Company HMR Produktion
Release Date Sep 21, 2012
Duration 1 h 30 m
Rating Not Rated
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