Sidewalk Film Center Birmingham, AL
Dr. Kauê M. Costa
Assistant professor at the University of Alabama Department of Psychology
Ratatouille— Genius in the Gutter: what rats can teach us about intelligence and behavior
Program Description
Dr. Costa's research focuses on how animals, including us, learn about the world and use that information to make smart (or not so smart) decisions. He uses rats for his experiments, taking advantage of their underrated cleverness to uncover the fundamental building blocks of intelligence.
Presented At
Sidewalk Film Center Birmingham, AL
Film Synopsis
A rat and a 5-star gourmet restaurant come together for the ultimate fish-out-of-water tale.
In Pixar Animation Studios' RATATOUILLE, a rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great chef despite his family's wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in the city of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero, Auguste Gusteau. Despite the apparent dangers of being an unwanted visitor in the kitchen at one of Paris' most exclusive restaurants, Remy forms an unlikely partnership with Linguini, the garbage boy, who inadvertently discovers Remy's amazing talents. They strike a deal, ultimately setting into motion a hilarious and exciting chain of extraordinary events that turns the culinary world of Paris upside down.
Photo credit: Buena Vista