The Taste of Things (2023)

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Browning Cinema

New at the Browning
Directed by Anh Hung Tran
With Juliette Binoche, Jan Hammenecker, Benoît Magimel
Rated PG-13, 135 minutes, Blu-ray
In French with English subtitles

Winner of the Best Director award at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, this sumptuous French historical romantic film never quite found a broad audience here in the United States despite its broad appeal. Set in 1889 and featuring the gourmet named Dodin Bouffant (Benoît Magimel), a character based on novelist Marcel Rouff's protagonist in The Passionate Epicure, the story features how Dodin has been running his popular restaurant for 20 years. Its success is helped by the presence of his chef named Eugenie (Juliette Binoche), who herself is revered for her excellence in the industry. The film narrates how the two developed feelings for each other as they went about their professional lives.

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