The Taste of Things
La passion de Dodin Bouffant
Okus strasti
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A film in which culinary art and gastronomy are the driving force behind the narrative, as well as the characters' means of expressing mutual affection and love.

1885. Peerless cook Eugenie has worked for the famous gourmet Dodin for the last twenty years. As time went by, the practice of gastronomy and mutual admiration turned into a romantic
relationship. Their association gives rise to dishes, one more delicious than the next, that confound even the world's most illustrious chefs. But Eugenie is fond of her freedom and has never wanted to marry Dodin. So, the would-be husband decides to do something for Eugenie he has never done before...

"Brillat-Savarin was the first to write a book about the philosophy of gastronomy. A marvelous book you absolutely must read. It inspired much of my film. We learn how at a given moment
in time, France put order into gastronomy. It was the French who decided that a dish should be prepared in one way and not another. It was the French who decided how to set a table, what silverware and which glasses to use with each dish. And it was the French who advocated marrying flavors by complementing this dish with this or that wine. /.../ It is no coincidence that French gastronomy remains the top-ranked in the world." (Anh Hung Tran)
Section: AVANTPREMIERES
Directed by: Tran Anh Hung
Country, year: France, 2023
Length: 135
Subtitles: Slovenian
Language: French

Screening in cinema:

Sat, 11.11.2023 18:30 Kino Bežigrad Buy
Sat, 11.11.2023 20:00 Kino Union Celje Buy
Sun, 12.11.2023 20:00 APT Novo mesto Buy
Tue, 14.11.2023 18:15 Linhart Hall Buy
Sat, 18.11.2023 20:00 Maribox Buy
Sat, 18.11.2023 21:15 Linhart Hall Buy

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Screenplay:
Tran Anh Hung
Cinematography:
Jonathan Ricquebourg
Cast:
Juliette Binoche (Eugénie), Benoit Magimel (Dodin), Emmanuel Salinger (Rabaz), Patrick D'Assumçao (Grimaud), Galatea Bellugi (Violette), Jan Hammenecker (Magot), Frédéric Fisbach (Beaubois), Bonnie Chagneau-Ravoire (Pauline), Jean-Marc Roulot (Augustin), Yannik Landrein (Paulinin oče), Sarah Adler (Paulinina mati)
Producent:
Curiosa Films & Gaumont & France 2 Cinéma & Umedia
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Distribution:
Fivia d.o.o.
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Sales:
Gaumont
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About director
Born in 1962 in Seno, ex-Kingdom of Laos. In 1975, he immigrated to France with his family, where he attended film school. His award-winning films earned him widespread reputation. His directorial debut, The Scent of Green Papaya, won Camera d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and the Cesar Award for Best First Film. His second film, Cyclo, won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
Filmography
1993 Mui du du xanh (The Scent of Green Papaya/Vonj po zeleni papaji)
1995 Xich lo (Cyclo/Kolo)
2010 Noruwei no mori (Norwegian Wood/Norveški gozd)
2016 Éternité (Eternity/Večnost)
2023 La passion de Dodin Bouffant (The Pot au Feu/Okus strasti)