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Iconic French Chef Bernard Loiseau, Who Inspired ‘Ratatouille,’ Getting Biopic From ‘Hippocrate’ Director

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Iconic French Chef Bernard Loiseau, Who Inspired ‘Ratatouille,’ Getting Biopic From ‘Hippocrate’ Director
Apr 23, 2026 3:49am PT Iconic French Chef Bernard Loiseau, Who Inspired ‘Ratatouille,’ Getting Biopic From ‘Hippocrate’ Director

The untitled film is being developed and produced by France's Chi-Fou-Mi and 31 Juin Films

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Elsa Keslassy

International Correspondent

@elsakeslassy See All Portrait du chef cuisinier Bernard Loiseau dans le restaurant " La Côte d'Or " (Photo by ROBOTH François/Sygma via Getty Images) Roboth François

Hugo Selignac’s Chi-Fou-Mi Productions is set to make a feature film about the life of late celebrity chef Bernard Loiseau, who partly inspired the character of chef Auguste Gusteau in “Ratatouille.”

The untitled film will be written and directed by Thomas Lilti, the Cesar-nominated French director of the hit Canal+ series “Hippocrate,” which was initially a film and played at Cannes’ Critics Week. Lilti also directed a raft of popular French films including “The Country Doctor,” “First Year” and “A Real Job.”

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