The Taste of Things

The Taste of Things
Theatrical release poster
FrenchLa Passion de Dodin Bouffant
LiterallyThe Passion of Dodin Bouffant
Directed byTrần Anh Hùng
Written byTrần Anh Hùng
Produced byOlivier Delbosc
Starring
CinematographyJonathan Ricquebourg
Edited byMario Battistel
Production
companies
Distributed byGaumont
Release dates
  • 24 May 2023 (2023-05-24) (Cannes)
  • 8 November 2023 (2023-11-08) (France)
Running time
134 minutes[1]
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$10.5 million[2][3]

The Taste of Things (French: La Passion de Dodin Bouffant, lit. 'The Passion of Dodin Bouffant'), previously titled The Pot-au-Feu,[4] is a 2023 French historical romantic drama film written and directed by Trần Anh Hùng starring Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel.

Set in 1889, it depicts a romance between a cook and the gourmet she works for.[5] The character of the gourmet is based on Dodin-Bouffant, created by Swiss author Marcel Rouff in his 1924 novel La Vie et la passion de Dodin-Bouffant, gourmet (The Passionate Epicure).[6]

The film premiered on 24 May 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.[7][8]

  1. ^ "LA PASSION DE DODIN BOUFFANT". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  2. ^ "The Taste of Things (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  3. ^ "The Taste of Things (2023)". The Numbers. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  4. ^ Davis, Clayton (16 August 2023). "French Oscar Hopeful 'The Pot-au-Feu' With Juliette Binoche Gets New Title Ahead of U.S. Release (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  5. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (19 April 2022). "Gaumont Launches Sales for Juliette Binoche, Benoit Magimel Film 'The Pot Au Feu' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  6. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (26 November 2017). "Singapore: Tran Anh Hung Sets Gastronomy Film 'Dodin-Bouffant' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Oscars: France Submits 'The Taste Of Things' For Best International Feature Film As Hot Favorite 'Anatomy Of A Fall' Shut Out". Deadline. 21 September 2023.
  8. ^ Bergeson, Samantha (4 October 2023). "'The Taste of Things' Trailer: Juliette Binoche Savors a New Romance in France's Oscar Submission". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.