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Toast (2010) (DVD) (*)

$21.99

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
German ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
German ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
92 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Behind the scenes
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Music Video
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2010 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
S.J. Clarkson

Written By:
Lee Hall
Nigel Slater

Actors:
Freddie Highmore ..... Nigel Slater
Victoria Hamilton ..... Mum
Colin Prockter ..... Percy Salt
Ken Stott ..... Dad
Oscar Kennedy ..... Young Nigel Slater
Matthew McNulty ..... Josh
Frasier Huckle ..... Warrel
Kia Pegg ..... Milk Girl
Rielly Newbold ..... Leonard
Roger Walker ..... Gardener
Rob Jarvis ..... Fishmonger
Amy Marston ..... Primary School Teacher
Helena Bonham Carter ..... Mrs. Potter
Selina Cadell ..... Ruby
Louise Mardenborough ..... Rachel

Synopsis:

Wolverhampton, 1967: nine year old Nigel Slater loves his mother though she is a hopeless cook, her finest offering being toast whilst he has great culinary aspirations. When she dies of asthma Nigel is left with a distant father but worse is to come when the 'common' Mrs. Joan Potter arrives as the Slaters' cleaner. Nigel fears, rightly, that her aim is to be the next Mrs. Slater and soon he has a new stepmother and is whisked away to the country. Joan is, however, a superb cook but this only makes for rivalry as Nigel, the only boy in his cookery class at secondary school, competes with her to find the way to his father's heart. A weekend job in a pub kitchen introduces Nigel to an older boy,another great cook and gay like himself, who gives him the confidence and inspiration to leave home after his father's death and head for the hotel kitchens of London.

Nigel Slater loves cooking while his mother prefers to warm canned food in a water pot for dinner. After Nigel's mother dies, his father begins to spend his evenings with newly divorced cleaner Mrs Potter, whose signature lemon meringue pie is a hit with Mr Slater. The two embark on a relationship, and soon move to the country with Nigel. Nigel can't stand his new step mom. He finds solace in home economics classes at school, and uses his improved culinary skills to gain his father's affections, thus becoming Mrs. Potter's rival. The excessive food causes Mr Slater to gain weight and become more temperamental. Nigel soon lands a job in the kitchen of his local pub to avoid Mrs. Potter, and falls in love with the landlady's son; the relationship is cut short when the latter leaves town. When Mr. Slater dies, Nigel's mind is set as he packs a bag for London, leaving Mrs. Potter behind, and arrives at The Savoy Hotel where he is offered a job as a chef.

No matter how bad things get, it's impossible not to love someone who's made you toast. Once you've bitten through that crusty surface to the soft dough underneath and tasted the warm salty butter - you're lost forever. Based on the heart-wrenching, bittersweet story of British cook and writer Nigel Slater's childhood, adapted from his best selling memoir, Toast is a delicious love letter to the tastes and smells that a young boy associates with his journey into adulthood. Starring Helena Bonham Carter (The King's Speech, Sweeney Todd) alongside Ken Stott (Rebus, Messiah), Victoria Hamilton (Pride and Prejudice) and Freddie Highmore (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Spiderwick Chronicles), Toast is the ultimate nostalgia trip through everything edible in 1960s Britain.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 07 March, 2020.