Vatel is the cook of Prince Condé. When the prince invites Louis XIV to hunt, he has to give lavish banquets in order to fall in his favour. But when Vatel falls in love with the king's mistress, love and duty conflict.

• Gaumont
• Légende Films
• Gérard Depardieu
• Uma Thurman
• Tim Roth
• Timothy Spall
• Julian Glover
• Julian Sands
• Murray Lachlan Young
• Hywel Bennett