'' Vatel '' is a 2000 historical drama film directed by Roland Joffé , written by Jeanne Labrune and translated by Tom Stoppard , and starring Gérard Depardieu , Uma Thurman , Tim Roth , Timothy Spall , Julian Glover and Julian Sands . The film , based on the life of 17th-century French chef François Vatel , was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction . The film opened the 2000 Cannes Film Festival
2000 Cannes Film Festival
2000 Cannes Film Festival
Vatel (film)