Trailer for the remastered version of Ezra Soiferman's documentary "Man of Grease" (2000), about now-retired Cosmos chef Tony Koulakis. With a score by Socalled, this is the first time the movie is being released on DVD. It contains 2 hours of bonus features artfully compiled by the film's editor and DVD designer, Mika Goodfriend.
Experience Montreal legend Tony Koulakis and his 11–seat greasy–spoon, Cosmos, famous for cholesterol–loaded breakfasts since 1967. Filmmaker Ezra Soiferman takes a loving look at Tony’s one-of-a-kind eatery and its loyal patrons.
Follow “The God of the Potatoes” as he nervously places Cosmos in the trust of his children and returns to his birthplace, the mythical sun–drenched Greek island of Crete, for his first vacation in 32 years. Will Tony retire in Greece or return to Canada to keep clogging our arteries?
You can skip breakfast… but you can’t miss this movie.
Watch a few "Man of Grease" outtakes here:
'Tony's dreams' vimeo.com/manofgrease/dreams
'No charge!' vimeo.com/manofgrease/nocharge
'From my heart!' vimeo.com/manofgrease/heart
2 more hours of bonus features (and loads of calories) can be found on the DVD.
8 film festivals, 46 TV broadcasts and nominated for a 2001 Quebec Jutra Award for Best Documentary.
Produced by Perpetuum Productions and SODEC: Programme d’aides aux jeunes créateurs
Running time: 50 minutes + 2 hours of bonus features
Year of release of original film: 2000
Country of production: Canada
Cosmos Snack Bar is at 5843 Sherbrooke St. West (corner Draper) in Montreal's NDG neighbourhood and is open 7 days a week. Tony has retired but his children Niki and Nikos now run the restaurant. Map/address: g.co/maps/u7zqg
DVDs are available at Cosmos.
More info and online DVD sales at: manofgrease.com
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