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 Kings of Pastry | |
| Directed by | Chris Hegedus D. A. Pennebaker |
| Produced by | Frazer Pennebaker Flora Lazar |
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| Music by | Sebastien Giniaux |
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| Distributed by | First Run Features |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Kings of Pastry is a film by D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus that follows a group of world-class French pastry chefs as they compete for France's most prestigious craftsmen award: Meilleur Ouvrier de France, awarded by former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. The competition, which takes place in Lyon, France, features a diverse range of creative trade professions, from carpentry to jewelry design to pastry making. The honor of wearing the blue, white and red striped collar given to the winners is considered to be the ultimate recognition of excellence in the pastry field. The film focuses primarily on Chef Jacquy Pfeiffer, co-founder of Chicago’s French Pastry School, and one of the sixteen finalist chefs competing — the sixteen finalists were selected from eighty semi-finalists during the semi-final rounds that took place in the months prior to the final competition.[2]
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