Mostly Martha Page #3

Synopsis: In a German restaurant, Chef Martha Klein is the undisputed supreme ruler of the kitchen staff and woe to any customer who would dare criticize her cooking. Her life is firmly centered around cooking which takes on a obsessive level with stubborn single mindedness. Even when she is ordered to take therapy, she still constantly talks about her work and the iron clad control she relishes in her task. All that changes when her sister dies in a car accident, leaving her 8 year old daughter, Lina. Martha takes her niece in and while making enquiries for her estranged father, she struggles to care for this stubbornly headstrong child. Meanwhile at work, a new chef named Mario is hired on and Martha feels threatened by this unorthodox intruder. The pressures of both her private and work life combine to create a situation that will fundamentally call her attitudes and life choices into question while these interlopers into her life begin to profoundly change it.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Sandra Nettelbeck
Production: Paramount Classics
  14 wins & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Metacritic:
72
Rotten Tomatoes:
92%
PG
Year:
2001
109 min
$4,041,973
Website
682 Views


Aren't you hungry at all?

May I go back

to my room now, please?

I have to go out

for a moment. -Okay

Your dinner's in the oven.

-Okay

Do you need anything else?

Right, I'm off then

I didn't see you come in.

I was on my way out.

I forgot something.

So, how are you?

Fine.

Have you had dinner?

Today?

-This evening, yes...

Neither have l. Would you like

to have dinner with me?

I'm sorry, I can't right now.

That's too bad.

Maybe some other time.

Yes, maybe.

Bye.

-Hadn't you forgotten something?

Yes, of course.

Thanks.

-You're welcome.

I'm off now.

-Okay.

Only a well-fed cook

is a good cook.

First you must saturate

your taste buds

and only then season to taste.

If you're satisfied

on a full stomach,

then you're a really good cook.

What are you doing here?

Tell me the secret

of your saffron sauce.

I beg your pardon?

-Lea didn't want to show me and...

Listen!

How he savours the song!

Fantastic.

Martha...

I meant to call you.

This is Mario.

This is Martha, our chef.

Believe me,

the world would be a sad place

without your pigeon with truffles.

You could've asked!

You had other worries.

-But... -Evening.

Booked a table?

-Yes, Mendel. For two.

Let me show you to your table.

Great. A madman in my kitchen!

It's my kitchen

and he isn't mad.

He's eccentric.

Your coats, please

Eccentric? Are you mad?

An Italian!

-Someone'll be with you soon

We agreed

that I would choose my staff.

Lea would've coped

for a few days.

And what does he want

my recipe for?

I... -Calm down!

I needed a replacement

He's a superb cook.

Be glad he's here.

Lea shouldn't work at all

after 8.

Soon we'll have to do

without her.

If we're lucky,

Mario will stay on.

He could do the fish dishes.

Hang on! The fish dishes!

You know we've got to change.

Nowadays people

want light dishes.

They watch their diet,

their cholesterol,

blood pressure,

salt content of water!

Olive oil instead of butter.

Light!

Want to get rid of me?

Tell me now!

When I do,

you'll be the first to know!

Good morning

Didn't I have

to go to school today?

It's 8:
30.

D'you need anything?

A pen? Maybe paper?

No, thanks

Want to take sandwiches?

-No, thanks.

I can't find my scarf.

-Hurry up.

Put on your jacket.

I won't go without my scarf!

What did you say?

-I can't find my scarf.

You can have mine.

-I want mine!

We're late. Put on mine today

and yours tomorrow, okay?

Is that it?

-Yes.

Thank God!

-But I didn't put it on him.

There!

Good morning.

I'll get you some.

Good morning.

Who are you?

I'm Sam, your neighbour.

There you are.

-Thank you.

Have you had breakfast yet?

No, but we've got

to get to school.

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Sandra Nettelbeck

Sandra Nettelbeck (born 4 April 1966) is a German film director and screenwriter, best known for her film Mostly Martha (2001). more…

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