The actress plays second-in-command to Ralph Fiennes' tyrannical chef in the dark foodie comedy.
I play the restaurant manager and basically the right hand [of] Chef Slowik."
“It’s a really interesting film.
Hong Chau in ‘The Menu’.Searchlight Pictures
Chau’s prep for the film included learning how to fold a napkin in a fancy restaurant style.
Speaking to EW over Zoom, Chau is a light presence, friendly and quick to laugh.
I wanted that character to have a humanity and a pathos, and, by extension, be tragicomic.
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Hong understood that instinctively.
She never played it for comedy, she played it for the slavish devotion to Slowik and his art.
The straighter she played it, the funnier it became.”
“So that was a great seal of approval.”
Chau will likely be too busy with acting to take Crenn up on her offer.
He really creates a world not just for the viewers but also for the actors.
You felt like you were in a Wes Anderson movie, the way that he shoots.
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