The Taste of Things movie storyline. The relationship between Eugenie, an esteemed cook, and Dodin, the gourmet she has been working for over the last 20 years. Growing fonder of one another, their bond turns into a romance and gives rise to delicious dishes that impress even the world’s most illustrious chefs. When Dodin is faced with Eugenie’s reluctance to commit to him, he decides to start cooking for her.
The Taste of Things (French: La Passion de Dodin Bouffant), previously titled The Pot-au-Feu, is a 2023 French historical romantic drama film written and directed by Trần Anh Hùng starring Juliette Binoche, Benoît Magimel, Emmanuel Salinger, Patrick, Galatea Bellugi, Jan Hammenecker, Frédéric Fisbach, Bonnie Chagneau-Ravoire, Jean-Marc Roulot, Sarah Adler.
Set in 1885, it depicts a romance between a cook and the gourmet she works for.[4] The character of the gourmet is based on Dodin-Bouffant, created by Swiss author Marcel Rouff in his novel La Vie et la passion de Dodin-Bouffant, gourmet (The Passionate Epicure).
The film premiered on May 24, 2023 at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, and was selected to compete for the Palme d’Or in its main competition section, where Tran Anh Hung won the Best Director award. It was released in France on 8 November 2023. The film was chosen as the French entry for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards, and made the 15-film shortlist.
The film was selected to compete for the Palme d’Or at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 24 May 2023. It was also invited at the 28th Busan International Film Festival in ‘Icon’ section and was screened on 6 October 2023.
It was theatrically released in France by Gaumont on 8 November 2023. IFC Films and Sapan Studio jointly acquired the U.S. distribution rights and are scheduled to give the film a limited theatrical release on February 9, 2024, before expanding wide on February 14.
The Taste of Things (2024)
La Passion de Dodin Bouffant
Directed by: Trần Anh Hùng
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Benoît Magimel, Emmanuel Salinger, Patrick, Galatea Bellugi, Jan Hammenecker, Frédéric Fisbach, Bonnie Chagneau-Ravoire, Jean-Marc Roulot, Sarah Adler
Screenplay by: Trần Anh Hùng
Production Design by: Toma Baqueni
Cinematography by: Jonathan Ricquebourg
Film Editing by: Mario Battistel
Costume Design by: Nu Yên-Khê Tran
Art Direction by: Laura Bücher
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sensuality, partial nudity and smoking.
Distributed by: IFC Films (Uniked States, Gaumont (France)
Release Date: May 24, 2023 (Cannes), November 8, 2023 (France), February 9, 2024 (United States)
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