France, Belgium
134′, 2023.
DIRECTED BY
Tran Anh Hung
STARRING
Juliette Binoche, Benoît Magimel, Emmanuel Salinger
PRODUCED BY
Oliver Delbosc
SCRIPTWRITER
Tran Anh Hung
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Jonathan Ricquebourg
EDITED BY
Mario Battistel
1885. Peerless cook Eugenie has worked for the famous gourmet Dodin for the last 20 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, he decides to do something he has never done before: cook for her.
Tran Anh Hung, French director of Vietnamese origin, made his debut with The Scent of Green Papaya (1993) winner of the Caméra d’Or in Un Certain Regard at the Festival de Cannes and of the César for Best Debut Feature and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. Following this came Cyclo (1995), which carried off the Golden Lion and the FIPRESCI Prize in Venice. He returned to Cannes with The Vertical Ray of the Sun (2000) and to the Venice competition with Norwegian Wood (2010). His other films are I Come with the Rain (2009), Eternity (2016) and The Taste of Things (2023) awarded for Best Director Award in Cannes.
