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Alonso Ruizpalacios Vies for a Golden Bear with his Kitchen Drama ‘La Cocina’ With Rooney Mara
Inspired by Arnold Wesker’s play ‘The Kitchen,’ Alonso Ruizpalacios’ ‘La Cocina’ delves behind the scenes in a NYC industrial-size kitchen.
To prepare his cast for the drama, with interiors shot in Mexico City’s venerable Churubusco studios, Ruizpalacios organized cooking lessons and long improv-heavy rehearsals for at least three weeks before the shoot. “The book helped me a lot in comprehending the role of the chef, understanding the meticulous defense of their tools — the knife, the cutting board, etc. Their work on the sound, the various voices, accents and languages, all serve to enhance the movie’s artistic commentary,” comments Briones, who also praised Mara, who he found exceedingly generous especially as he had not really learned to speak English until he took on this role.
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