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Le verre et l’assiette Depuis le printemps, le restaurant « La Chartreuse » est ouvert sur l’île du domaine Baudricourt et tourne bien... Thomas, le chef engagé par Alexandra, trouve petit à petit ses marques et commence à se sentir à l’aise pour développer sa cuisine traditionnelle. Nathalie, la maîtresse de François pistonnée pour le poste de second, n'a quant à elle pas renoncé à son ambition de détrôner le chef. En cuisine, deux personnalités s’affrontent. Et chacun semble cacher un lourd secret. Mais Alexandra va devoir trancher et déterminer qui fera le meilleur chef pour son établissement... Conclusion de ce diptyque centré sur la gastronomie, dans lequel les auteurs de Châteaux Bordeaux réussissent le tour de force de vulgariser par la fiction de nouveaux savoir-faire passionnants au cœur de notre patrimoine.

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Bastien is eight years old, and his mother is ill. She often has what his father and grandparents call “episodes.” She screams and fights, scratches and spits, and has to be carted away to specialized clinics for frequent treatments. Bastien doesn’t like it when she goes, because when she comes home, she isn't the same. She has no feelings, no desires, and not much interest in him. According to the doctors, Bastien’s mother suffers from “bipolar disorder with schizophrenic tendencies,” but he prefers to imagine her as a comic-book heroine, like Jean Grey, who may become Dark Phoenix and explode in a superhuman fury at any moment. Based on the creator’s own childhood experiences, The Parakeet is the story of a boy whose only refuge from life’s harsh realities lies in his imagination. In his eyes, we see the confusion and heartache he feels as he watches his mother’s illness worsen and the treatments fail. Through his eyes, we see how mental illness can both tear families apart and reaffirm the bonds of love. Poignant yet playful, The Parakeet follows Bastien’s struggle to accept the mother he has while wishing for the mother he needs.

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