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APPEARANCE IN THE FILM JFK Antoine's was used for the filming of two sequences in Oliver Stone 's 1991 movie, '' JFK ''. The first, which is quite brief, shows the Garrison family waiting for their father in the mirrored Main Dining Room. In the second, which lasts several minutes, Jim Garrison (played by Kevin Costner ) has lunch with his staff in the Large Annex Room. At the beginning of the segment, Costner is greeted by the real maitre d', Henri Alciatore, a direct descedant of the founder of Antoine's. KATRINA The French Quarter was fortunately above the flooding which devastated the majority of New Orleans in the aftermath of ), but Antoine's suffered from the hurricane winds which damaged part of the roof and knocked down a section of exterior wall. The restaurant was able to reopen in early 2006, although a number of rooms are still closed off while they undergo repairs. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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