The taste of things
(Video)

Wide screen.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2023.

Original title: La Passion de Dodin Bouffant = The Passion of Dodin Bouffant.

Based on Marcel Rouff's 1924 novel La vie et la passion de Dodin-Bouffant, gourmet (The Passionate Epicure).

Special features: interview with Juliette Binoche, "Eugénie" ; interview with Benoît Magimel, "Dodin Bouffant" ; interview with director Tran Anh Hung.

Cinematographer, Jonathan Ricquebourg ; editor, Mario Battistel.

Juliette Binoche, Benoît Magimel, Emmanuel Salinger, Patrick d'Assumçao, Galatéa Bellugi, Jan Hammenecker, Frédéric Fisbach, Bonnie Chagneau-Ravoire, Jean-Marc Roulot, Yannik Landrein, Sarah Adler.

Cook Eugenie and her boss Dodin have grown fond of one another for over 20 years, and their romance gives rise to dishes that impress even the world's most illustrious chefs. When Dodin is faced with Eugenie's reluctance to commit, he begins to cook for her.

"Set in France in 1889, the film follows the life of Dodin Bouffant as 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."--Container.

MPAA rating: PG-13, some sensuality, partial nudity and smoking.

DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby digital 5.1.

French dialogue with optional English subtitles.