Saturday 2nd March 2:00 PM - Rheged
The Taste Of Things
Details
Director: Anh Hung Tran Country: FranceCert: PG Year: 2023 Length: 145 mins
Synopsis
Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel star in The Taste of Things, a mouth-watering 'gastromance' by Tran Anh Hùng (The Scent of Green Papaya) that won him Best Director at Cannes 2023.
France, 1885: Celebrated gourmet Dodin (Magimel) lives on an idyllic Loire Valley estate alongside Eugénie (Binoche), his cooking collaborator of over 20 years. Normally Dodin devises the dishes while Eugénie executes them to perfection, but when she finally allows him to cook for her, their relationship takes an unexpected turn.
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Critics
Lingering on the tongue like a sip of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the film leaves one feeling a little drunk, desperately hungry and entirely alive.
Wall Street Journal