Paul Liebrandt
A Matter of Taste: Serving Up Paul Liebrandt, screening at the 2011 New Zealand International Film Festival, was directed by expat Kiwi Sally Rowe. It follows a young chef Paul Liebrandt who, in his mid-twenties, became the youngest chef to ever receive a 3-star review from The New York Times. But that was in 2000, and the following decade was to bring many new challenges. Sally will be in attendance at the festival to talk about her film, which was has been described by the Wall Street Journal as a “gastromomic thriller”. We asked her a few quick questions.
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FLICKS: Hello from Flicks, how are you and what are you up to today?
ROWE: Hey!! I am in Sydney at the moment, heading to the NZ Film Fest, looking forward to catching some great flicks!
FLICKS: What should people expect from your film?
A Matter of Taste is about a young talented chef ahead of his time who stuck to his guns, through good and bad press, trying to succeed in New York City – one tough town! This is not a cooking show…
FLICKS: What’s your favourite line of dialogue from A Matter of Taste: Serving up Paul Liebrandt?
“EGG, EGG, EGG, EGG, EGG, EGG, EGG, EGG, EGG……” (You will have to see the film)
FLICKS: Share your fondest memory from the shoot?
I followed chef Paul Liebrandt for a decade and when he finally has the success he deserved I was there to capture it on film.
FLICKS: What was the last great film you saw?
The documentary The Interrupters by Steve James who also made the doc Hoop Dreams.
FLICKS: If you could work with any filmmaker or actor/actress living or dead, who would it be?
I would love to work with English director Mike Leigh and the New Zealand Director Jane Campion.
FLICKS: What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given?
Finish your film and don’t give up… keep going…
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