Raoul’s, A New York Story

Jun 10, 2025

1h 39m

★ 10.0

Overview

A unique portrait of New York's iconic Raoul's Restaurant - told through the eyes of a filmmaker-turned-accidental-restaurateur who was trying to make a film about his father who is also a filmmaker-turned-accidental-restaurateur.

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Documentary

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Cast

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Serge Raoul

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Guy Raoul

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Karim Raoul

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Thomas Keller

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Daniel Boulud

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Jean-Georges Vongerichten

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Kate Spade

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Matthew Broderick

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Tom Colicchio

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Alison Price Becker

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Andrew Zimmern

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Florent Morellet

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7.0

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4.5

Grandmother of Russian Feminism

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8.8

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Plunging On Alone: Monte Hellman's Life in a Day

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Monte Hellman was born in 1932. By 1986 he made eight features, but had not directed for six years. I had made as many documentaries, but had not turned a foot of film through a camera for two years. I decided to break the silence by spending a day with him. Nine rolls were loaded into the camera. We talked until either we or the camera ran out.

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Flannery

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10.0

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5.1

American Swing

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6.0

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0.0

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