A mesmerising hymn to both haute cuisine and great love, which became a hit at the Cannes Film Festival.
The Taste of Things
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16 Feb 2024
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La passion de Dodin Bouffant
2023, Tran Anh Hung
France
135 minutes, French with Russian subtitles
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Benoît Magimel, Pierre Gagnaire, Jan Hammenecker
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France, 19th century. The dinners thrown by the bon vivant, hedonist and gourmet Dodin Bouffant are famous throughout the country, and even princes are keen to attend. But the host himself feels best in the kitchen, in the company of his cook Eugenie, to whom he harbours feelings that clearly go beyond their shared love of gastronomy.
Shot from La passion de Dodin Bouffant, 2023
The love of food and romance are viewed as all one singular desire for everything beautiful and fleeting in life.
— Chris Barsanti, Slant Magazine
The new film by Tran Anh Hung, the director of The Scent of Green Papaya, is stunning from the very first scene—a continuous 38-minute cooking sequence that is impossible to look away from. This hypnotic power is retained until the very finale.
