Original subtitles

Behind every great woman there's not always a great man.

My mums name is Sofia, she's the best cook in the world

and she hasn't got a great man behind she has two.

This is the story ofthe three of them.

MEDITERRANEAN FOOD

-Someone, get a car! -Let's take the scooter, start it.

-Don't take the scooter! -Why?

You won't make it

Take the pan and casseroles out of the fire.

My mum was bam unannounced on June 6th 1968,

at the lunch rush houn

And turn the gas oH!

On the day Sofia is home,

Toni's cleaning with the paper announcing Robert Kennedy's murder.

Meanwhile, Frank is about to receive a horrible punishment.

Toni studies, Frank doesnt

Toni helps his fathen Frank plays with his stepfather's gun.

Dad!

Pepe, help us, she's giving birth!

Make her sit here.

Be careful

-What should we do? -Put her legs up.

The baby really wants out Bring towels!

-A smoke. - t's fine, the head comes tirst.

Sofia is home weighing 5 kilos and a half

surrounded by men in need of a haircut.

She's beautiful

Sofia

Some time Iater

she can prepare the secret sauce for fries.

She also learns that boys are nicer when their stomach is full.

-Here. -Thank you

-A hot dog! -Ok!

She finds out that dancing is about being leaded.

Sandwiches, the nicest sandwiches!

When shes eight Sofia starts showing shes an artist.

At 20, Frank learns languages with native speakers.

At the age of 15, Toni saves two English women and a Dutch man

-What's in them? -Ham, pineapple and lettuce.

-And in those? -Tuna fish and cherry

Tuna fish and cherry?

Nly favorite are sardines and chocolate, but the sun melts them

-Do you make them yourself? - t's 50 pesetas.

t's good, but not the best.

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give you 25

Hey, what are you doing here? You should be at school.

Sofia!

Come

Sofia! There's no need to hide

'm not hiding

I just met your teacher.

-You failed -I know.

You're only interested in boys

Studying is useless. I don't learn and I don't like it

You'd rather go shopping and being admired?

-Every girl... -You'd beher be quiet

-you till her head with nonsense -Nle?

Yes, you tell her she's the tallest, the prettiest

the most clever.

'm not retaking the course I want to work.

-Where? -In my dad's kitchen

Your hair will always smell

Does my hair smell?

I want you to have a clean job

so you can wear decent clothes

and have weekends free

-Take that off! -I don't want to

Ramén

-Take that off! -I don't want to!

Ok, stop. Don't hit your mum

St 0

But she's right

Only useless people are cooks

That's right

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show you who I am

I can be anything

I you leave, don't ever come back!

Baby! Where are you going?

Should I follow her?

Itold you 'd kick you out if I caught you drinking.

The fish stew's perfect!

You can't hit me, 'm the chef!

You can't kick me out you're not the boss.

You screw the owner, that's different.

Iwork long hours,

I know each costumer by name their favorite wine, everything.

You know who it is I screw? The public.

I know what they want it's not you.

So get out, you piece of shit

You won't be able to feed 30 people.

-Out. -Asshole

eY

can you offer me a job?

Maybe

-What can you do? -Fish stew.

-And sardines with chocolate -That, too.

Come on, help chop onion and tomato.

Listen

If someone annoys you or touches your ass, tell me and '

kill them.

-Come on -Let's go.

Toni!

Have you seen Sofia?

She ran away again?

She's terrible

t's about the girl who commihed suicide

She was Swedish

The Swedish have the highest suicide rate.

It must be the climate

No, it's the butter.

They cook everything with butter.

-Should I fill it? -No, it's full.

-If I see her, what should I say? -Nothing, '

wait here.

Excuse me!

Can you take me to the station?

Please! Hn late for work.

Please.

Ok, ok, Iet's go

So, you speak Italian.

I understand a little.

I was in the navy.

Have you been to Venice?

What should I tell her if I see her?

Here, your part, you've done fine

-Can I work with you? -No.

-How much are you paying? -Nothing, this is not good for you

-Study. Be a secretary -What about you?

-What about me? -Did you study a lot?

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have my own restaurant.

Nle too.

You bet

Cooking is not for women

-Aren't there any female cooks? -No.

-Why? -Women don't cook for money

That's because you're no woman, yet

Then you're not a man

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take you home. I don't have a home

-Don't be a pain or. -Or what?

What are you doing? Frank, what are you doing?

Let me go! Frank, let me go!

You'

see! Goddammit

What are you doing?

Motherfucker!

Hey, my keys

-Give me the keys -I don't want to.

Give me the keys

Fill it. t's super.

-Why are you with him? -What?

-Your dad's worried. -Are you gonna fill it?

-Come on, out of the car. -I don't want to.

Not you, her!

Take the hose

-and fill it in -Come on.

-She's underage, you asshole! -What?

You'

see!

Take your hands off my car. You're underage?

-She's 16, you asshole! -17, you idiot!

If you call me asshole

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have to punch you.

-Really? -Yes.

Asshole.

Asshole, asshole, asshole.

-Are you stupid? -Did you abuse her?

-What...? -Did you abuse her?

-How could I, she's smarter than us -Fuck, the cops.

ot

-Calm down, they are my friends -Not mine. Give me the keys.

- t's your father. -I don't have a father. The keys

-Get off the car -What?

Get off, I don't want trouble

You, asshole, help me get her off.

-I don't want to! -Come one, get off the car, I said

You liar, you said you'd take me to your place

Don't touch me! Son of a bitch, liar!

You chickenshit! Hit him, hit him!

Let me go!

Hi, Frank

When are you buying me lunch?

Let me go!

-Stop minding my business! -I care about you.

Why?

Toni, come here

No, you stay there.

He asked us to stop here Lend him some clothes.

We found him at the station restroom

naked and tied to a radiator.

-What happened, Ramén? -Hi, Toni.

Don't let Soia see me

An omelet, not too cooked

My grandfather is out ofsen/ice fora month because ofa pneumonia.

My mum switches maths and geography for stoves.

-A Spanish omelet for four! -Ok'

Dishes are now cooked with a new ingredient:

passion.

Hooray for Sofia!

The younger quickly fall in love with Sofiak cookery.

In sham even older people fall for Soia.

My grandmother smells business and finds recipes everywhere.

Two years laten

the restaurant where Frank works is no longer the best.

But Toni is the best real estate agent in the area.

And hek the most fen/ent lover in the Mediterranean.

Frank tries Soias dishes

and knows he found the treasure map.

Here's to my friends Loren and Ramén,

who decided to join their lives 22 years ago.

Hooray for Sofia and her mum, Loren!

Why are you here?

You once asked me for a job

I have one now.

Do you?

I want you to work for me.

I just work for myself.

'

be the maitre at a four star hotel

The chef is interesting and I talked to him about you

've been spying on you, I can make something important out of you.

Can you?

I can make you a great cook

sn't this a job for men?

This place is too small for you

I don't want to be a great cook

-What, then? -I want to be the best

You won't make it without help

-And that would be you -Yes, me.

Lucky you, 'm here Come with me.

You won't walk out on me again on a gas station. Understood?

Calm down

'm not offering again

He He

Here.

Ton

I wanted to give it to you later, but I can't wait.

Oh, Toni

Toni, it's too much

How much was this?

Let's announce it now,

-in front of everyone. -You're crazy, Toni, my love,

I can't marry and have children now.

Not now, someday

I don't know if I want to marry you

Why not?

We do everything together, it's as if we were married.

I don't know if 'm ready if 'm giving enough.

You make me happy, you feed me you give me everything.

-I need to meet other men -What for?

When you go shopping, you don't take the tirst thing you see.

But 'm the best in the market beef tillet.

-What if I want pork? -Then '

be a pig.

I can be whatever you want me to be

You know I can be dirty

Ton

I really love you,

but I need to go make desert, ok?

You won't wear the ring so you won't drop it in the desert.

-That's it, right? -That's it.

Come on, et's say it

I can see how come you sell so many houses.

I can't wait. I love you I love you.

- 'm going for a shower. Later. -Later?

Later?

Listen!

Wait a second!

Tonight we'd like

to make a special announcement,

but we'

do that later, so go on dancing.

Whafs this?

Soia!

Sofia! Sofia! Soia! Wait, wait!

Your father isn't a fag, ok?

Do you have a light?

-He must be drunk -No...

People are one thing and your dad is both

t's usual among men who spend a long time on a boat

Don't think 'm unhappy because 'm very happy.

I hope Toni will make you as happy as I am.

-Toni! -David, drive

The rest, push

I can't stand my mum I can't.

-That's who she is. -She can only give me recipes

- t's ok, isn't it? -No, it isn't.

Whatever I do, it's never right

-Come on, et's go. -Who saved the bar? I did

What would they do without me?

Are you gonna push or fight?

-Come on -Come on

You know what?

l'm leaving. l'm leaving this shitly place

Don't be angry at me But...

-Can I get on? -Yes, go ahead

-What about me? -There's only room for one

Thanks, Laura.

-Welcome -Thanks.

Can you stop crying?

Well, your room

Do you like it?

Here's your key

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sleep upstairs

I never lock the door, come if you need anything

So you're not sleeping here?

This is a professional relationship we don't want to make mistakes.

-Do we? -No.

Who sleeps here, then?

Hello

- 'm Nuria -Hello.

Pleased to meet you

This is my bed. Do you mind...?

Sorry

-Do you also work in the kitchen? -No, 'm a waitress.

I would never cook, it's all men.

-You must be the new one -Sofia.

-I don't like people who pull strings -Ok

I didn't come for strings

'm the second subchef. I cook mains without meat

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be your boss. In case of doubt, ask me

-Leave the chef alone, he's nasty -Is he?

There's trout, monkfish and sole.

Let's see how you fry stew and grill.

Can I use other ingredients?

There's everything you need

Excuse me

You might be right. You didn't come for strings

Fresh foie gras and beef with onion sauce

Beef with orange and hare with beetroot

What about the pig's trotters and the civet?

Grate some carrot and peal some potatoes.

've been steaming hake for sick people for a month

How can I become the best cook?

Cooking fish in a meat restaurant?

Don't laugh! You promised the best, and I can't see it!

Where is it?

Get off.

Have you had lots of girlfriends?

-I don't have girlfriends. -You don't? What, then?

Ido my own thing and don't depend on anyone

If I wanted you to, you'd depend on me.

Iwould become the love of your life.

Or my death

-But I won't -What?

I like your pretending to be hard

t's what I like the most about you.

You came here to learn,

not to play mum and dad

I didn't come to play with you

But I don't want you to let me down with this lousy menu.

-What are you talking about? -The menu.

There's nothing I can do it's the Chef.

You make me leave my town,

my kitchen, my boyfriend, for this?

In this business, one comes first then two, then three.

-I was on five -You weren't.

I don't even have a number now!

-What are you doing? -Put1ing my pajamas on

You use pajamas?

And you use a nightdress, and it must be downstairs, so

-Am I sleeping in my bedroom? -Where else?

So nothing happened

We fucked. We don't need to move in together.

He He

Fuck off, Frank

Sofia, open. t's me.

Toni!

Open up, it's me

What are doing here?

I told you I wou dn't come

but I miss you so much I had to.

I can't accept living away from you, do you understand?

Here. t's from your mum

She keeps fighting with the new cook.

-How's my dad? -Better.

He's handling the crutches and goes to the beach every day

-You need to come back. -I can't.

I signed a contract, I can't

Fuck the contract. I love you

Jesus, you scared me!

Shut up.

Sorry

Let's go home. The car's at the front.

-Really? -Come on

I need five minutes to pack.

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wait at the lobby. Sofia.

'm crazy about you

'm really crazy

- '

wait at the lobby -Ok

I told you I

'm working on you, ok?

'm investing time and energy because you're gifted.

But I know how to do things you don't,

so we're doing it my way

I want to sleep!

We can share the room, but we're not man and wife, we're partners.

-Does that mean no sex? -No, it doesn't.

Ok, you'

help me with the fish

'

help you as much as necessary but don't push me so hard.

Deal

Deal. Come on

Frank

-I can't go up with you -What?

Toni is downstairs

What's he doing there?

-He wants me back home, with him -And you said no.

I said yes. But it was your fault

Don't push me

Sorry

- 'I talk to him -No!

You can't talk to him

he doesn't know you're here.

Let's see

I told him I had a job, but didn't tell him it was with you

Why?

I didn't want him to think I was following you.

Let's see how you manage

Thanks, I owe you two turns

Why do I have to come up?

've been thinking about it and I can't.

You can't? Why? Didn't you read your mum's et1er?

-What? -Didn't you read your mum's Ieher?

Idid, but

'm learning a lot, people are amazed with my dishes

I need to stay, do you understand?

For how long?

I don't know. Some months until the contract expires.

Now I need to be selfish, I need to think of myself.

Shut the door.

-There's nobody, right? -Right.

I mean, your roommate left I asked her to leave.

You asked her to leave so that we could...

I have to serve breakfast at seven We have half an hour.

Every three chilies you eat

'

add a dish.

One

Two

The day after; Frank bets for the fish dishes on the menu.

He gets sea bass, turbot, tuna fish and gilthead

added to the menu.

The sea climbs up to the mountain, my mum steps forward in her carrier:

Take over, 'm going out to talk to some clients.

Excuse me, can you call me a cab?

-What's wrong? -Nothing.

-What's going on? - 'm pregnant.

What?

-No! -No, what?

You can't do this to me

"Me, me". You can only say "me"

-You're not keeping it. -Is that a question? t's an order.

-You're very young. -My son is younger.

For how long have you known? Why didn't you tell me?

-Because it's four months -Four?

Relax, the baby's not yours

And seeing you now, l'm really glad.

t's mine. Tell me the truth

t's mine and Toni's, and don't pretend you care, you don't!

What are you both doing here? The dining room is full!

That's it.

If you leave now, you'

never be the best cook in the world.

Let's bet, Frank. Let's bet

My mum goes back home.

Toni and her get married and are very happy for five years.

otia

But five years fly by.

otia

Toni, bring the car. I can't feel my feet.

Thanks

Are you gonna eat all the hearts?

Don't come near me, '

scream

-I just want to talk -Help!

You'

make the baby cry.

Toni is about to come. He'

hit you if I ask him to

I might hit him, too

-Really? -Because of what he's done to you

-What is it? -Three children in five years. Enough?

The children we made together.

No, you won't kid me. That's his plan, not yours

How can you be satisfied with a lousy restaurant and a hubby

who's turning you into a baby machine?

'm no baby machine!

Hold the baby

Are you ok?

No, 'm not. I was before.

otia

've been everywhere and seen a lot of people,

but you don't know how good you are.

I look at you and see it Soia, look at me.

-You can get very far. -Get away from me, Frank.

You're unique. lf you won't see that at least let the world see.

-My baby. -You have a lot to learn

You're not holding him properly his head is hanging.

There's a wonderful chef in France, André.

He's open and willing to teach

Italked to him and he'd love you to go take a 6 month stage there.

France, 'm offering France.

The cradle of modern cuisine

Toni!

- '

wait at the gas station. -Don't even dream about it

-At one o'c ock. -You're on drugs. You're crazy

The baby.

-The baby -At one.

Surprise!

Baby, you cutie!

Come, baby. Look,

it's 1.250 square meters

Garage, guests house.

This is the first scooter your dad had.

The garden is big and representative

And a swimming pool A swimming pool!

Honey, how can we pay for all this?

First things tirst

Let's see the house, everybody in

The sitting room

Air conditioning, central heating

quality furniture

The former owner was an interior decorator. He was German

Honey, honey

How are we going to pay for this?

We

-Let's drink a toast! -Yes, et's drink a toast!

Toni, come here,

'm asking how we're going to pay for this.

My dad is retiring. We're selling the hair saloon

I asked for a Ioan, and '

work evenings

Come here

Who's taking care of the children while I work at the restaurant?

No, Sofia. The restaurant is over

t's over for you. Enough of that!

That's my second surprise Are you happy?

Nlum, don't!

-lt's only a little bit. -Don't!

-Everybody should drink. -He's only four, for Christ sake!

What's wrong?

Three children is a lot

You've been working since you were sixteen,

it's time to take a rest. I sorted it out with your parents

You should sort it out with me, I got the business back on its feet

Who's going to cook?

Gambinos is closing we'

get the cook.

Go play, son

Toni

that cook is bad, he's really bad

Here you can cook as much as you want to. t's huge!

Look at the garden

The children can be really happy, here.

Look at them, look at them

If you give that cook my recipes

'

kill you.

'

kill you!

What's wrong? You're hungry again, right?

You're so beautiful!

-Let's see the bedrooms -Not now.

'm tired, later.

-But you like it, don't you? -I like it a lot.

Who wants to see the jacuzzi?

Come on, et's go!

-I thought you'd take a cab -No, '

follow you.

-No, et's take mine. Do you like it? -Very much.

Sofia, no

If you take over, you take over

-This is crazy. -They're my children

You know how hard it is to be abandoned by your mother.

-What's this about? -You can't behave with women

'cause your mum left, that won't happen to my children

No, no. No way. No.

You're dumping me at a gas station again

ne.

Toni!

-Toni, honey! -Be careful!

Honey, don't move!

-What are you doing here? -Don't move, don't move!

Turn the scooter ofi.

Come on, call an ambulance.

-I don't want an ambulance -Don't take the helmet off!

Where were you taking my children?

-Calm down -Shut up.

-Get off! -Calm down

-Don't let him take the helmet off. -Calm down, it's ok.

He wanted to help you!

-I can see how he helps. -We need to take you to he hospital

I don't want a hospital, Iwant my wife and children!

And some explanation!

I don't want to be a housewife Look at my dad.

He's been hiding all his life, I don't want to hide.

What?

Toni, Toni!

Take the children and go home

Sofia, go home, now!

Toni, calm down, look at me, look at me, Toni.

The ambulance is coming don't worry.

For the first time,

Frank does something for Sofia without food involved

I want to cook, it's not a job. When I cook, things happen to me.

-What kind of things? -Things that don't happen otherwise

You can't leave at night like a thief,

take the children and leave with this bastard.

And you can't lock her in a house

I bought the house for her!

I know you love her a lot, but you don't know who she is

-And you do? -Toni!

-You do know who she is? - 'm not hitting back.

We were happy, you sneaked in. There are a lot of women, why mine?

Stop, people are staring, stop.

-You love her! -He doesn't!

-You do love her! -He doesn't love anybody. Tell him!

-I want her in my restaurant -What restaurant?

-The one 'm opening -Where?

It doesn't matter!

If you were a decent man, it would be here, with her family

This place is ugly and tasteless

Your stitches are going to come off.

Are you ok?

Fine, fine

The Gambinos is being transferred

Gambinos?

They're not selling high because it needs improvements

-Money's not a problem -So?

I like Gambinos

The keys are at my office Let's go see it right now.

Are you interested? Do you want to see it?

-Now? -Yes, now.

We should redo the dining room

Let's go see it

-Yes. -Frank

Let's go!

-Sofia. -What?

-Are you coming? -Me? 'm feeding the baby

Fine, then

Frank buys the Gambinos.

Toni stays with my brothers.

Sofia goes where Franks says, but without him, as Toni wants.

Big sins in cuisine are lust,

the superficial and the unnecessary

Simplicity is very hard to get

My mum realizes the secret of French cuisine is pretending.

The first exercise

is for you to watch us eat

André@ meals are a ceremony

where every cook cooks in secret for the others to guess the authon

Alexandre

Yes

Michelon

David

06

What are you going to do with that?

Sofia was born here and 'm taking it.

I calculated the amount of hair I cut in my life.

Three thousand kilos

-Are you coming for lunch? -No, 'm not hungry.

'

give the money back as soon as possible.

-You don't have to. -Well...

'm going to play petanque

Give me that

-Is everything ok? -No,

I fired the construction workers

And hit them too

The reformations are stopped. Can you recommend someone?

-Things don't fit. -What?

If the restauranfs success is going to be Sotia,

-she should own 50% -Don't be silly, Toni!

If so, I should tend to our interests

and take care of the numbers because you have no idea.

Loo

Here's a proposal to set up a company. Call if you have any doubts.

Sofia tries to be as French as possible. Cooks 14 hours a day

and at night leams the language through films.

Truffaut's masterpiece

Jules et Jim.

With her being far away, old enemies reach an agreement

And without even noticing, Frank becomes part ofthe family.

Grilled foie with fruit

coated in caramel and fennel

Whafs this?

t's mashed pumkin

'

taste it.

You are a miracle

How beautiful! You look smart!

What do you think?

t's very stylish, isn't it?

If we open in September, we have all summer to...

l'll kill him! I swear l' l kill the electrician!

-Frank is great, isn't he? -He is.

-And tonight... tonight -What?

Tonight

My love, this is... This is wonderful

And you are a prince, Toni

Yes, but we're not spending so much time apart again. You promise?

I promise.

-Say naughty things in French -Get off, Toni!

Go ahead

- 'd jump into the water with you -So would I.

Fuck, we need to find him a girlfriend quickly.

Right now! Right now!

t's not working. We'

come back tomorrow.

I need to see the kitchen, Frank!

-There's no light - ' I die if I don't.

'

bring some flashlights

t's not going to work

Now it's clear, it's not going to work

What do you mean?

'm more than ready.

I dreamt a wonderful dish

-I forgot, but... -That's not what I mean

The lights went out, but between you and I there's enough electricity.

I can't do this to Toni He's great.

Frank, you can control yourself.

No, I can't

Can you?

What's going on? The last one?

-Well, the one before the last one? -Here.

Careful! Careful!

Here.

She's crazy

What the

Soia!

Who dares?

Through summer they devote themselves to business.

The three of them observe each other

but none of them talks about what happened at the beach.

And on September 15th, 1995, at 8 in the evening...

-Why are you here so early? -I like being early.

What's wrong?

- t's just... 'm... -You're sweating

- 've been thinking of mum all day -She was a bad cook.

Terrible

Don't touch it

Well, remember:

Once a dish is tinished, it needs to be served in one minute, tops

The dishes will come out as ordered

From the tirst to the second, no more than ten or less than eight

Is that clear? Is that clear?

It is clear.

Well, the costumers tonight are not average people.

I picked them, they know everything about restaurants

so they'

be hard judges

But, if they're happy, it'

be the best publicity

Well, good luck and et's get to work

That boy knows it's not only his restaurant, right?

Yes

Let's go, love, we're gehing in the way

My stomach has been upset all day.

We're flying high. Hope We're good enough

Let's fuck all these snobs

Sofias dishes surprise the guests.

A well-known businessman starts crying

when he tastes a symphony of flowers and vegetables.

Are you ok?

Two journalists can 't stop laughing with a raw tuna fish fillet

The smell of lamb with autumn fruit

gives a politician the strongest erection.

We passed, boys!

Well, everything was perfect, really

'm so happy. People left satisfied

We'

see how that works when they pay for the food

You're so handsome!

Hey, good job

Frank, really, perfect

Don't expect to have it fully booked tomorrow.

We have 8 reservations

If we get 9 the day after tomorrow we'

be on the right track.

Is he the boss?

He organizes. Sot1a's the artist and your son is the manager.

-So, three bosses. -There's also a god who's three

Let's drink a toast!

-Here's to Soia! -To Soia!

-Where's Sofia? -Soia?

I want to leave

-Where? -I don't know.

Far away

Somewhere where we can be alone

Alone, who?

-Do you have the car keys on you? -I do.

Let's take the car and leave

Who are you asking?

Who is us?

Us is the three of us

Good morning!

Would you like some juice?

What am I laughing at?

'm the husband.

What if you were the husband?

We can't break this

Let's see, what

What is "this"? The three of us?

Yes

Soia, 'm the husband!

And 'm the wife, right?

Would you like it if I got another woman in bed?

I don't know, but that's not the question

What is the question, then?

We are ok, aren't we?

Can we share this, the three of us?

-Sharing is doing it again? -No, no. Can you see?

-What do you mean, no? Why? -Just because, I told you,

'm the husband. Forget your position for a second

Can we or can't we, Toni?

Can we?

-If we can, what, then? -Exactly.

To a place that's ours alone

This is a mess

-We could hold on and see -See what?

We've been holding on for over a year.

Christmas is coming, we'

have to pay 11 extra month salaries.

I don't even dare walking by the bank

-We could lower the prices. -We're not lowering standards

Fuck it, 'd rather give the food away than having an empty restaurant.

It has to work, it has to Fucking hell.

'm not ready

've been proud

'm not ready.

Don't dare doubting You're great.

You're the best

Well, ok. But it's not enough

t's not enough, and that's it.

-We could make rations bigger. -No.

People in the village say you pay a lot and get little food

We don't care about people

People are like sheep, they do as they're told

We need more advertising some fucking leaflets.

I know: a plane!

A light aircraft with a big sing saying

The new cuisine is called Soiia' What do you think?

t's great! The best idea in your life!

Excuse me

There are three clients

-They're French. -Ok, Elena, '

go see.

One of them says he's here to see a miracle.

t's André! t's André!

-That one is André. And the others? -One is a critic for Restaurant,

-Is that important? -Very important. What's the time?

-Quarter to ten -Ok.

-We can still save it -What?

We can make it look successful

Go out and come back as a client.

Change and go with him

Ask your dad and Sofia's parents to come

-Who'

take care of the children? -They can bring them here.

Come on! We need to hurry, ok?

Tasting menu: 2 snacks

2 starters, some fish, some meat and two deserts, ok?

Sofia, full attention, full

-Ok. Shou dn't I say hello? -No, not until the miracle works

Don't kiss Soia in front of the people.

Yes, 'm sorry

-How am I? -Fine, you're tine.

Sorry, 'm fucking nervous

Marc, full attention

Come on, boil the asparagus

You sell it unlahled? How daring.

Frank says you can come out

Ramén, et's get our savings

-and help the children -Are you drunk?

Now it's clear to me. Your daughter is an artist.

-Well, 'm leaving. -Where are you going?

Stay, we can have a drink and chat

No. - 'm so nervous. I can't sleep

-No, 'd bet1er leave. -Why? Why better? Come

I have no gas, if 'm late for the gas station...

Stay the night

No, not at your place

Why not?

-Why not? -Just because, Sofia. No

There are two extra rooms

t's his call

He can lend you his pajamas

Fuck off, Sofia, fuck off.

Come on, take the baby inside and et's go to bed.

-We'

put the children to bed. Sorry -Here.

Frank

Today you did something amazing

I swear I saw the dishes and

There were new things, things you improvised and

t's been incredible

You should have seen peop e's faces

You're... You're very good

Very good

Not only good, you're over anything else

Frank

St BY

-Stay. -Stop it

I can remember your mum "Bravo, bravo!".

Sis months laterits impossible to find a table at the restaurant.

On who's name?

Sofia starts cooking with absolute freedom.

ln a natural way she merges natural, traditional flavours

with unexpected avantgarde ideas.

SOFiA s A B Tc -

But as her kitchen's reputation grows, so does her bedroomk.

-Get out of my restaurant! -What's wrong?

Out of my restaurant! Fuck off!

Rumors spread and innocent people suffen

Sons of a bitch!

Nlum?

Dad?

My head aches

What's the matter, baby?

He has a fever.

- '

call the doctor. -No, et's go to the hospital

-Should I take some clothes? -Yes. l'll give him a cold bath.

'

bring the car!

Frank, the keys!

Are you ok?

Don't worry, it's all right

They though it was meningitis but it's not.

Where is he?

On room 125, he'

stay until tomorrow.

-Where are Nlario and Jeslls? -At the Kindergarten.

-And him? -My ear is buzzing

-He was home. -At six in the morning?

-He was sleeping. -He sometimes stays over.

Come here

When is he going to have his own place?

Stop it, mum!

-The whole town talks about it -They're jealous.

They can't stand our success

-Don't you think of your children? -They have all the love they need.

Don't they, Toni?

Until they grow up and ind out what's going on.

Every couple is different, and you know that better than anyone.

've been through a lot for you!

Through a lot!

Da

Dad, 'm sorry

'

go smoke

You need to fix this

Frank needs to find a place

and the children need to know who their father is.

Understood?

But it doesn't need to affect you

lt's going to kill our relationship as I know it.

I keep telling you there's a season for everything

- 'm not interested -Wait.

im

-Monday is your free day -Yes.

You can always have Mondays

-I bought the hotel -What?

You're crazy, man!

Who would buy a house when you can have a hotel?

I love hotels

Is this all for us?

20 bedrooms, sitting room dining room, kitchen

and bar full of alcohol

You're a son of a bitch

What should I get her now? Buckingham palace?

We have all we want don't we?

You want more

No, I don't!

-Promise this'

last forever. -You're being silly.

You're being silly. Very silly

Tell me it'

last forever.

Here.

Monday is the best day of the week.

A day to stay in bed

A day to sunbathe.

A day to stay in bed

A day to be 20 again.

A day to stay in bed

So17a3 kitchen goes sky-high.

The family goes on holidays.

Frank doesn'L

He increases business.

A picture!

Hello, my love

-I need to pee. How's everything? -Fine, fine.

Two stories, very nice place You'

go and settle things.

-Perfect. Did you bring presents? -Yes. Two kimonos.

'

make maltinis

-Toni... -What?

t's a special day, today

- t's not a normal Monday -Why?

t's our 100th Monday

-Did you change your perfume? -Yes, it's a present.

-I liked the other best -My stomach hurts.

Frank

we've been hinted we're getting a second star.

t'

be on the 2001 guide Well,

Sotia is ecstatic, but you know her

she says we need to get the third one

When you're not there, her sugar level goes up

she can't stop. She smells and tastes everything

You're setting an extra place

There'

be four of us

-Four? -Four.

You're dirty, man

'm iine with that, but Sofia might not like it

Not four. Two couples. Two couples which won't mix.

What?

I met someone

Does Sotia know?

What does Sofia have to know? What is it?

You've been out for three weeks it's been unbearable.

Tell us for you too.

You're very serious

What's the maher?

You're wearing a new perfume

Who is that?

What's going on?

'

get it

-Hello. -Hello!

-Are you Sotia? -Sotia.

'm Hoshi. It means "star' in Japanese.

We wanted a star, and we got one

-Pleased to meet you. -My pleasure, come on in

Thanks

-Hello. -Hello, how are you? Toni

-Hoshi, nice to meet you -Nice to meet you.

Hello, my love

'

go get changed

'

make one more martini

Later.

-When were you going to tell me? -So that you can get upset?

No. So that you can tell me you don't love me anymore.

- t's not that -It isn't.

'm 39, Sofia, 39

-And I don't have anything -We have the same.

No, you have a name prestige, everything.

You don't need me anymore

I never said I don't

You're the one saying you don't need me.

And you have Toni. You'

grow old together.

Don't you have him?

-Aren't we your family? -No, no.

'm uncle Frank, a relative

What 'm saving won't go to anyone. And you have three children.

And you have one.

One's yours, Frank

Don't fuck with me

-0ne's yours -Which one?

-Which one could be? -Alex.

EX.

I don't believe it. I remember it all, you said

-I was upset with you and lied -Why would you tell me now?

Because I

Frank

lf you lied about Alex, l'll kill you.

You want to kill me more?

What if I asked you to choose?

That's not possible, Frank

'd take Toni.

Pikachu says there's a moon eclipse you should come out.

Really, she's upset, behave a it1 e

What's wrong?

She told me something

What?

Nothing, nothing

What?

I told him Alex is his son

But he isn't

Frank

've seen a UFO

What?

Through the telescope, come with me

'

marry her in January. You can be my best man

-Hooray for the couple! -Hooray!

uck!

t's best not to touch her.

-We have to take her out! -What if she breaks?

Is she dead? No.

-Fuck, she is dead, man! -She isn't!

-She's very cold. -She is in a freezer.

-She's not breathing. -Let's take her to the stove

Don't just stand there, move!

Careful, careful

-Bring something to cover her. -Something...

Tablecloths, whatever!

Her head, her head

'

take her hands you take her feet.

If something happened to her.

How could you do this to her? I don't get it.

Getting married and trying to be normal?

What do you mean? You've always been abnormal

Did you think we could go on like this?

Look, I don't think too much

I liked fucking you both and so did you.

But you don't want to be happy you want to be normal.

-Are you ok? -Sotia!

What have you done? You scared me!

What have I done?

Are you ok?

-You almost killed yourself. -Me?

I was thinking and

You can't think about us it leads nowhere.

-I wasn't thinking about us -What, then?

-The restaurant in Kyoto -What restaurant?

The kaiseki food, remember?

Do you remember? We had horse sashimi

Ido, honey

That cookery is over 500 years

How long are we going to live?

There's no time to understand anything

nothing at all

Where are my shoes?

Frank sells his part in the business and leaves for Miami to start anew

So17a misses him, opens a new restaurant

and devotes herself to searching new original dishes.

Her kitchen becomes a laboratory.

One night she buries a piece of meat, looking fora new texture.

A year later se has insomnia for 40 days,

and observes great chefs.

Work is so intense and theree so little time,

Sofia and Toni leam how to make love in 9 minutes.

After a year they break the record and make love in 5 minutes.

11 months late; Toni goes back to 9 minutes on his own.

You're offending her.

Frank realizes his attempt at being normal failed.

-You stay with her! -No, I want to keep both

Are you there?

What are you doing?

You never saw me, ok?

'm leaving.

l'll sell this and leave

-You're selling the car? -Not the car, the hotel.

Come on, come!

-When did you arrive? -Three days ago.

And you've already taken all this?

You look like a skimmed milk ad

And you like Nlick Jagger's mum

What are you doing? Are you going to kill me?

-Get into the shower. -With you? In your dreams

-Shut up! -Let me go!

Why do I never win?

How could you win? You weigh 50 kilos and stink

How is she? On top of the world, right?

Fuck! t's cold!

You're such a sissy!

Frank

we don't fuck.

Are you suggesting?

No, you idiot. Sofia and me don't fuck anymore. You know why?

-You know why? -Let me go!

Sofia and you got me into this and then stepped back.

've been tighting for the three of us and you left me alone.

'm not hitting back

Listen to me

Tonight, 50 chefs are awarding her a prize to the best cook in the world

If you come near the restaurant

'

kill you.

Toni, the gun!

t's not loaded!

Good night. And welcome.

Alex, you look handsome

Yes, really handsome

The carrot is not al dente.

t's raw. t's not good.

He wants to go to Rio and I want to see Las Vegas

And I want to go to the cinema we haven't been in 40 years.

We're not young anymore, see?

What do you mean?

Did mum suspect anything?

What? Ah, no, no

She thinks she's cooking for the sailing club.

Careful. Everybody is here, come on

You know caramel needs to be crunchy

That's all 'm saying

-Is everything alright? -So far, so good.

But it might get dificult

at it

at it

People don't come here to get stains.

- t's what you asked for. -Repeat them all.

Can you remember what a bad cook you mum was?

Not again!

I do remember, dad, I do

Do you think people wait for a year

and pay the equivalent of you salary to eat this?

You

ere,

-and precisely today -Well...

Out of the blue?

Rather out of hell just like you.

-Go back there! -I don't like it.

-Then don't. -I mean the way you treat people

-This is my kitchen. -Are people also yours?

Not now, really

The dishes aren't fine because you aren't fine

- 'm splendid. -Yes... You're lost

Nle, lost?

You're looking for something which doesn't exist.

What about you, Frank?

What are you looking for?

-Come with me. -What are you talking about?

Why not? Your children have grown. Come with me

Where to, this time?

Canberra

America and Europe are dead

Asia is crowded enough and Africa is a powder keg

Money is in Australia.

Toni and I don't need any more money.

And we don't need you, either.

Are you sure?

U '€.

-What are you eating? -An apple.

t's an onion

Fuck, Frank!

You do need me

Where is he?

I told you 'd kill you!

You just broke my bridge!

-Are you coming to Australia? -Frank! No!

-Get off. -Again? Again?

Stop it! Get out of my kitchen!

Help me split them!

When they stop, clean up the blood and tell me. '

be smoking.

Congratulations

What are the cooks here for?

What do they want?

It was a surprise. And this idiot screwed it up

Stop it, please, stop!

Toni!

've been preparing this for over a year. They're all here.

-Tell them to leave -Why?

-Because it's wrong -What's wrong?

-The food, everything is wrong -What's wrong with the food?

t's wrong, it has no soul

t's ok. Coming from you, they'

eat anything. Right?

Of course. You're a genius. Fry your nails, they'

call it art

I don't want to see this food! Throw it all!

Listen! We're preparing new starters, ok?

Make some banana with bacon

Figs with ham. Pick them red, ripe

Asparagus with mozzarella What else?

Sardines with chocolate You now how.

-Perfect! -Shut up, you're a sufferer.

You want to change the menu and there's no time.

-There's no time. -Shut up you both! I can't think.

Let's see

-That's it, I know. Chicken -Chicken?

Chicken. Go to the supermarket and get 24 chickens, come on.

You can't give the best cooks roast chicken.

Hurry up, it closes at nine thirty!

Is this asshole staying?

The assho e'

bring wine and entertain people, won't you?

t'

be hard to keep them happy for an hour.

t's easy to get cooks drunk

That's so true

'

do my best, but 24 chicken is too much

-Tell the family to come help. -Ok

otia

Onion?

Onion

Let's go. We're making the cream

Thanks!

Thanks, really!

But 'm not the best cook in the world

And 'm not the best mum

nor the best daughter,

nor the best wife, nor the best friend

The only thing I can do

is what you all do: cook

The more I cook

the more I see cooking is something big.

t's so big I got lost myself

and can't go back home

And suddenly Sofia gets back the four flavours of life:

Savory,

acid

sweet,

savory,

sweet,

bitten

savory,

acid

acid

sweet,

savory,

savory,

sweet,

bitten

sweet,

ln all these years I learnt something

it's ok to make mistakes

the main thing is to keep on searching

Come on, come on

I won't make it! I won't!

The jacket, Alex

Son! Careful with the stew

Sofia last children is about to be bam.

lt's a woman and it's me.

Think of something else

Let's breath and think of something beautiful

The sun, the beach, the sea

The sea, fine. The sea

I'll weight 3 kilos and 800 grams, and I'll be very dark.

I'll have Toni's green eyes and Frank fleshy lips.

That's it, I got it

What?

I just saw the dish

've been dreaming all my life

What is it, honey?

For nine months, my mum has fed me the story I just told,

but I'll forget it when I get born,

I'll be too busy Ieaming how to live.

I love the name my parents chose for me:

it will be Monday.