RATATOUILLE

BEFORE WATCHING

1. Match the words to the definitions.

Rosemary Nod Garbage boy Will Flavor Hungry Gift Spices Deadline

a. A spicy or aromatic odor or fragrance. ______________

b. Taste, especially the distinctive taste of something as it is experienced
in the mouth. ____________
c. A special ability or capacity; natural talent. ____________
d. The faculty of conscious and especially of deliberate action. _____
e. This is the person who throws the rubbish away. _________________
f. The latest time for finishing something. ____________
g. An aromatic European shrub, which is used in cookery for flavoring.
___________
h. To bend (the head) in a short, quick downward movement. ________
i. Having a desire, craving, or need for food. __________

WHILE WATCHING

2. Write the name of the main characters

________________ __________________ ________________ _________________

_________________ __________________ _________________ ________________

 3. Match the halves of the sentences

a. Gusteau´s famous motto…

b. The health inspector ….
c. Linguini and Gusteau always said to Remy….
d. The only way to communicate at the kitchen….
e. Skinner was concerned about linguini…..

( ) …he was Gusteau ´son and the owner of the restaurant.

( ) …closed the restaurant because of the rats.

( )…. “Anyone can cook”

( ) ….was controlling Linguine like a marionette by pulling on his hair.

( )…. that it´s not necessary to steal. He has got another option.

AFTER WATCHING

4. Answer the following questions.

a. Where is the movie set in?

b. Why did Remy and his father argue?
c. What is the name of the restaurant?
d. What was Linguini and Remy´s plan?
e. What was Skinner´s plan?
f. In your opinion, What does the statement “ your only limit is your soul”
mean?
g. What do you consider is the message of the film?
 Critical reaction

Ratatouille received universal critical acclaim. On film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes,
Ratatouille has a 96% rating from a sample of 205 reviews,[45] while it has a Metacritic
score of 96 based on 37 reviews indicating "universal acclaim", which in June 2009 was the
seventh-highest of all scores on the website.[46]

Ratatouille was nominated for five Oscars including Best Animated Feature Film, which it
won. At the time, the film held the record for the greatest number of Oscar nominations for
a computer animated feature film, breaking the previous record held by Monsters, Inc.,
Finding Nemo and The Incredibles at four nominations, but tied with Aladdin for any
animated film. In 2008, WALL-E surpassed that record with 6 nominations. Now,
Ratatouille is tied with Up for animated film with the second greatest number of Oscar
nominations. Beauty and the Beast still holds the record for most Oscar nominations (also
6) for a traditional hand-drawn animated film.

Main characters

 Patton Oswalt as Remy, a rat. He strives to serve a grander purpose in life. Director Brad
Bird chose Oswalt to voice after hearing his food-related comedy routine. Remy was
named after director Brad Bird's dog, an American Hairless Terrier.[3]
 Lou Romano as Alfredo Linguini, the son of Auguste Gusteau. He is hired as the
restaurant's kitchen cleaner, but befriends Remy in the process.
 Janeane Garofalo as Colette Tatou, Gusteau's rôtisseur. She is assigned to tutor Linguini in
cooking.
 Ian Holm as Skinner, a diminutive chef and owner of Auguste Gusteau's restaurant. He
plans to use Gusteau's name to market a line of microwaveable meals. Skinner's
behaviour, diminutive size, and body language are loosely based on Louis de Funès.[4]
 Peter O'Toole as Anton Ego, a restaurant critic. He openly dislikes Auguste Gusteau's
methods and opinions. Ego's appearance was modeled after Louis Jouvet.[5]
 Brad Garrett as Auguste Gusteau (whose first name and last name are anagrams of each
other). The once greatest chef in France until his death by heartbreak caused by Anton
Ego's negative review of his restaurant. Many reviewers believe that Gusteau is inspired
by real-life chef Bernard Loiseau, who committed suicide after media speculation that his
flagship restaurant, La Côte d'Or, was going to be downgraded from three Michelin stars
to two.[6] La Côte d'Or was one of the restaurants visited by Brad Bird and others in
France.[7]
 Brian Dennehy as Django, the father of Remy and Emile. His name is never mentioned in
the film. Dennehy, during the 1980s, had previously worked with Disney on films Never Cry
Wolf and The Man from Snowy River II.
 Peter Sohn as Emile, Remy's older brother, who does not share his brother's passion for
cooking and eats whatever he could find out of the garbage.

[edit] Other characters

 Will Arnett as Horst, Skinner's German sous chef.
 Julius Callahan as Lalo, Gusteau's saucier and poissonnier. Callahan also voices François,
Skinner's advertising executive.
 James Remar as Larousse, Gusteau's garde manger.
 John Ratzenberger as Mustafa, Gusteau's head waiter.