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  • 2020
  • Greenwich Entertainment
  • 1 h 15 m
  • 2020
  • Greenwich Entertainment
  • 1 h 15 m

Summary Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy is an intimate, candid perspective into the curious world of cookbook author and British ex-pat Diana Kennedy - widely regarded as the world’s expert on Mexican cuisine. At five feet tall and 97 years old, Diana is larger than life: a foul-mouthed fireball far more feisty and energetic than her age and petite...

Directed By: Elizabeth Carroll

Written By: Yaara Sumeruk, Elizabeth Carroll

  • 2020
  • Greenwich Entertainment
  • 1 h 15 m
  • 2020
  • Greenwich Entertainment
  • 1 h 15 m

Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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Summary Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy is an intimate, candid perspective into the curious world of cookbook author and British ex-pat Diana Kennedy - widely regarded as the world’s expert on Mexican cuisine. At five feet tall and 97 years old, Diana is larger than life: a foul-mouthed fireball far more feisty and energetic than her age and petite...

Directed By: Elizabeth Carroll

Written By: Yaara Sumeruk, Elizabeth Carroll

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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88
May 22, 2020
Carroll’s film never loses sight of Kennedy. It would be almost impossible to do so. She’s a prickly character, an energetic curmudgeon who wields her sharp tongue as readily as she cuts tomatoes with a knife. She will not suffer fools asking her to change recipes or vendors trying to sell her items that don’t meet her high standards. She’s an intimidating presence, even in her old cooking shows from decades ago, who seems unforgiving of mistakes.
By Monica Castillo FULL REVIEW
80
May 19, 2020
Within the culinary world and beyond, the honors and accolades have been plentiful for Kennedy, who's been compared to Julia Child, Mick Jagger and Indiana Jones. Whomever her extraordinary life might bring to mind, this grande dame of gastronomy has lived it on her own terms.
By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW
80
May 4, 2020
I would have loved to hear Kennedy on the tricky subjects of fusion cuisine or cultural appropriation. But there’s more than enough here to get your teeth into.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW
78
May 21, 2020
Not content to explore Kennedy’s work as a historian and cook, Nothing Fancy also explores her efforts as an environmentalist.
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75
May 24, 2020
With director Elizabeth Carroll as skilled sous-chef, Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy brings bold flavors together to serve a scrumptious delight of a film.
By Jude Dry FULL REVIEW
75
May 17, 2020
In this time of peril and chaos, Elizabeth Carroll’s documentary is a balm for the soul.
By Chuck Bowen FULL REVIEW
60
May 21, 2020
More curious and combative than the movie around her, Kennedy is as much anthropologist as chef, her deep love for her adopted country palpable.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Greenwich Entertainment, Submarine Deluxe
Release Date May 22, 2020
Duration 1 h 15 m
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Website https://greenwichentertainment.com/film/diana-kennedy-nothing-fancy/
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Awards

SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Santa Fe International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Palm Springs International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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