The Taste of Things
Seen it?2023 | 135 min | Romance, Drama
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Critics loved it (97% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a box office loss. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved Julie & Julia, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 15 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
Set in 1889 France, Dodin Bouffant is a chef living with his personal cook and lover Eugénie. They share a long history of gastronomy and love but Eugénie refuses to marry Dodin, so the food lover decides to do something he has never done before: cook for her.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
97% on Rotten Tomatoes, 85 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.1 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
Won 1 Cannes award: Cannes Film Festival: Best Director. Also nominated for 1 Critics' Choice Award and 1 more Cannes award. Plus 4 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$6 million worldwide on a $7 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 149K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Trần Anh Hùng
- Benoît MagimelDodin Bouffant
- Juliette BinocheEugénie
- Patrick d'AssumçaoGrimaud
- Emmanuel SalingerRabaz
- Jan HammeneckerMagot
- Frédéric FisbachBeaubois
- Galatea BellugiViolette
- Pierre GagnaireKüchenchef des Prinzen
- Bonnie Chagneau-RavoirePauline
- Yannik LandreinPère de Pauline