• Director(s):

    ALLES (CHANTAL)

  • Producer(s):

    ARTE FRANCE, 2P2L

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2014

  • Language(s):

    German, French

  • Rights:

    TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD

Norman Rockwell, one of the most famous illustrators of the 20th century, became an iconic figure of America when he illustrated the 4 freedoms decreed by Roosevelt during a famous speech in 1941 (Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want, Freedom from Fear). 

The Thanksgiving meal he painted in 1943, the year chef Georges Blanc was born is called Freedom From Want. The curator of the Norman Rockwell museum explains this to us, while the three-star Vonnas-based chef prepares to add a “Bresse touch” to the traditional Thanksgiving menu, celebrated by all Americans on the 4th Thursday of November. Around Georges Blanc’s table, experts recount the history of this ancestral tradition as they taste the dish that symbolises a moment of communion with the entire nation. Blanc cooks a Bresse turkey raised in the strictest tradition of the region of Bresse, accompanied by a pumpkin gratin. An American New York Times blogger will judge George Blanc’s interpretation, and will award her own stars.