{"id":413317,"date":"2026-04-23T11:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T11:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/413317\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T11:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T11:08:09","slug":"late-celebrity-french-chef-bernard-loiseau-set-for-biopic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/413317\/","title":{"rendered":"Late Celebrity French Chef Bernard Loiseau Set For Biopic"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe life of Bernard Loiseau<\/a>, the late French culinary giant who inspired the character of Chef Auguste Gusteau\u00a0in Pixar\u2019s Ratatouille<\/a>, is set to be explored in a biopic. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tChi-Fou-Mi<\/a> Productions, which is part of the Mediawan<\/a> Group, and 31 Juin Films announced on Thursday that they are joining forces in partnership with Loiseau\u2019s family, to develop and produce a film devoted to his life, written and directed by Thomas Lilti.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tRatatouille<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a9Walt Disney Co.\/courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

\n\tThroughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Loiseau was one of France<\/a>\u2019s best known chefs, at the head of the legendary La C\u00f4te d\u2019Or hotel and restaurant in the town of Saulieu in France\u2019s Burgundy region. <\/p>\n

\n\tIn 1991, the restaurant was awarded a coveted third Michelin star, the highest possible distinction in the French culinary world and an achievement cementing Loiseau\u2019s status as a legend of the field. Such was his renown that he served as inspiration for Auguste Gustave in Ratatouille. <\/p>\n

\n\tTragedy struck in 2003, when, at the age of 52-years-old, Loiseau took his own life. His death sent shockwaves through French and international culinary circles, with reports emerging that he was living in fear of losing his third Michelin star.<\/p>\n

\n\tLilti is best known for his work exploring the lives of people in the medical profession, with credits including 2014 breakout feature Hippocrates and its Canal+ spin-off Interns, as well as movies The Country Doctor, First Year and A Real Job.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cSince the beginning of my career, I have sought to portray work and to tell the stories of men and women confronting their vocation. With Bernard Loiseau, that question becomes even more intimate, and that is what moves me so deeply about his story,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cExploring his life means speaking about excellence, work, doubt, legitimacy, and solitude. It means trying to understand genius \u2014 in all its visionary power, but also in its deeply destructive dimension. By immersing myself, almost frantically, in his life and work, I am discovering a man who was deeply loved and deeply loving, whose tragic end reveals fractures that perhaps only fiction can truly approach.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tLoiseau\u2019s work at the La C\u00f4te d\u2019Or has been continued by his family, under the banner of the Groupe Bernard Loiseau, which is fully supportive of the planned feature.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe are deeply moved that Thomas Lilti has shown such sensitivity to Bernard Loiseau\u2019s story. Much like medicine, gastronomy is a passion that calls for complete dedication in the service of others and their happiness. The pursuit of excellence is constant: every gesture, every detail matters,\u201d said B\u00e9rang\u00e8re Loiseau, Chairwoman of Groupe Bernard Loiseau.<\/p>\n

\n\tThat is exactly what drove Bernard Loiseau \u2014 love for others and for work well done. Thomas Lilti understands all of this with sincere respect and deep humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tNicolas Dumont produces at Chi-Fou-Mi. The company led by Hugo S\u00e9lignac is one of France\u2019s best known production companies. With past credits include Beating Hearts and The Stronghold, it will be in Cannes this year with Another Day and Full Phil.<\/p>\n

\n\tAgn\u00e8s Vall\u00e9e and Emmanuel Barraux at 31 Juin Films have worked with Lilti ever since his breakout Hippocrates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The life of Bernard Loiseau, the late French culinary giant who inspired the character of Chef Auguste Gusteau\u00a0in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":413318,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[181301,181302,93,1814,61,60,50598,270,181303],"class_list":["post-413317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-bernard-loiseau","tag-chi-fou-mi","tag-entertainment","tag-france","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-mediawan","tag-movies","tag-ratatouille"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=413317"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413317\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/413318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=413317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=413317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=413317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}