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By JUDITH SCHOOLMAN '
"I have eaten my way to the top. I am
a work of art," says Max, the rotund,
gluttonous editor of Epicure magazine.
But, when Max's doctor tells him that
the food he loves so well and eats so
often in such great amounts is killing
him, a curious series of events makes
one wonder. Who Is Killing the Great
Chefs of Europe?
One by one, the continent's most
accomplished chefs find themselves
.cooked in the manner "of their
'specialties. Who's next? Why it's
Natasha O'Brien (Jacqueline Bisset),
dessert chef extraodinnaire, Max's
favorite and ex-wife of Robby Ross
(George Segal), a fast-food mogul
responsible for "three-quarters of the
world's acne."
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the Great Chefs of Europe?
As the pudding thickens, so to speak,
signs point to Robby, who wants his wife
back and also wants a chef to endorse
his 'new omelette" chain. He also
happens to be just one step ahead of the
murdered chefs.
While the ' characters could be
straight out of an Agatha Christie
mystery, the sharp, saucy dialogue is
clearly contemporary. Set in
magnificent locations in London, Paris
and Venice, the film does not aim to
scare, but to offer a feast of beautiful
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color, food, clothes and faces.
The cast, especially Bisset, Segal and
Robert Morley (Max) perform with
ease, mixing the absurdities of the plot
with subtleties of the enormous culinary
egos that abound in the film. -
One classic performance is delivered
by Jean-Pierre Cassel, who plays as the
Swiss chef who finds himself
overcooked in his oven. As the sexy,
sensuous chef, Cassel does well while
performing with Bisset or having $
gourmet food fight with liver and French
bread. The appearances of the other
minor characters and Max's secretary,
Beecham (Madge Ryan) push the film
on its slick pace to its grande finale.
Directed by Ted Kotcheff, Who Is
Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?, is
quite an enjoyable who-done-it and
who-ate-what. Bisset's outfits deserve a
credit line of their own. But the prize
goes to the food, raw or cooked. Even
the most avowed junk-food lover will
salivate over the fresh lobster, duck and
vegetables.
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and enjoy the show.
Judith Schoolman is a film critic for the
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