LA COCINA 15

Dreams and desperation collide in a Manhattan restaurant, shot in fine-grained black and white.

Dir: Alonso Ruizpalacios | USA, Mexico | 2024 | 139 mins

Cast | Raúl Briones, Rooney Mara, Anna Diaz, Motell Foster

 

Dreams and desperation collide in a Manhattan restaurant, shot in fine-grained black and white.

Rooney Mara stars in Güeros director Alonso Ruizpalacios’ La Cocina. Like Boiling Point or sensationally popular series The Bear, it takes on the cauldron of feeling and fury that is the modern professional kitchen – but shifts the focus from high-end cheffing towards the lives of the immigrant workers who make so many restaurants viable.

Loosely derived from Arnold Wesker’s 1957 play The Kitchen, it’s set in a busy Times Square restaurant where back-of-house staff chase elusive American dreams – including newcomer Estela (Anna Díaz), savvy, ambitious Pedro (Raúl Briones) and jaded hostess Julia (Mara).

A world unto itself, and a microcosm of the wider world with its own complex hierarchy of status and needs, the relentless pace of The Grill’s kitchen threatens to break those who keep it running.

Book Tickets

Important Information:

Run Time: 139 mins

Priority Booking: Opens Monday 17th March, 10am

General Booking: Opens Monday 24th March, 10am

Evenings - £7 (£6.50)

Matinees - £6.50 (£6)

All Screenings Under 26s - Only £5!

Friends of Stamford Cinema - 50p off

 

Please Note - The advertised time is when the feature film starts. Please arrive early for trailers and pre-show ads, which begin before the listed time.

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