The Taste of Things

Over 20 years, late-19th-century gourmand Dodin Bouffant (Benoît Magimel), satisfied his demanding palate with the collaboration of live-in maid/chef and sometimes lover Eugénie (Juliette Binoche). The tenderness of the bond forged in their shared search for culinary excellence is fascinatingly explored in director Anh Hung Tran's sumptuous take on the Marcel Rouff novel. Emmanuel Salinger, Patrick d'Assumçao, Galatea Bellugi also star. 135 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: French; Subtitles: English. In French with English subtitles.