Kings of Pastry (2010)

This documentary about 16 patissiers (pastry-makers) auditioning for the Meilleur Ouvrier de France (Best Craftsman in France) was great fun and, Jack said, more suspenseful than most of the scripted thrillers we've seen lately. Co-directed by 85-year-old D.A. Pennebaker (best known for the Bob Dylan doc Don't Look Back (1967) and numerous other "rockumentaries" and videos) and his wife since 1982, 58-year-old (since I told his I have to tell hers) Chris Hegedus (together they were Oscar-nominated for The War Room (1993), and Hegedus won the Directors Guild of America Award for Startup.com (2001)), it follows several of them before the competition, traveling between Chicago, Alsace, Lyon, and Paris, with Rule #2 exhibited immediately. Jack watches Top Chef and No Reservations, I watch no food TV shows, but we both liked the movie a lot. Going on my updated list of food movies, it's short (1:24) and, I have to say it, SWEET!