France | 135 mins | 2023 | T18
Director: Trần Anh Hùng
Script writer: Trần Anh Hùng
D.O.P: Jonathan Ricquebourg
Producer: Olivier Delbosc
Art designer: Trần Nữ Yên Khê
Composer: Andrew Von Oeyen
Cast: Juliette Binoche, Benoît Magimel, Galatéa Bellugi
Awards:
– Cannes Film Festival 2023: Best Director; Palme d’Or (nominee)
– San Sebastián International Film Festival 2023: Best Film
– Boston Society of Film Critics Awards: Best Cinematography
– César Awards 2024: Best Costume Design (nominee), Best Production Design (nominee), Best Cinematography (nominee).
Synopsis:
Set in 1885 in France, Eugenie, an esteemed cook, has been working for Dodin Bouffant – a fine gourmet chef for over the last 20 years. Growing fonder of one another, their bond turns into a romance. Together, they create culinary masterpieces that impress even the world’s most illustrious chefs. Dodin realized his deep feelings for the woman who had cooked with him all these years, but Eugenie loved her freedom. Could this romance end with happiness?
