The Taste of Things
Film details
| Film Title | The Taste of Things |
|---|---|
| Suitability | |
| Genre | |
| Length | 135mins |
| Year | 2023 |
| Country | Belgium, France |
| Director | Tran Anh Hung |
| Actors | Juliette Binoche, Benoît Magimel, Patrick d'Assumçao, Emmanuel Salinger, Jan Hammenecker, Frédéric Fisbach, Galatéa Bellugi, Pierre Gagnaire, Bonnie Chagneau-Ravoire, Yannik Landrein, Sarah Adler, Jean-Marc Roulot |
| Language | French |
| AKA | La passion de Dodin Bouffant |
| Showings |
Set in France in 1889, the film follows the life of Dodin Bouffant as a chef living with his personal cook and lover Eugénie. They share a long history of gastronomy and love but Eugénie refuses to marry Dodin, so the food lover decides to do something he has never done before: cook for her.
[It] pushes the notion of bonding through vittles a step further. Certain dishes are so inscribed by their creators that they act as memory itself, says the film, a sentiment that leaves a beautiful after-taste.
★★★★
The camera lingers on the food more than the cooks; the only sounds are the bubbling copper saucepans, the tap of shoes on the stone floor and birdsong from the garden. This is Frenchness turned up to 11.
★★★★
