Synopsis

The relationship between Eugenie, an esteemed cook, and Dodin, the gourmet she has been working for over the last 20 years. Growing fonder of one another, their bond turns into a romance and gives rise to delicious dishes that impress even the world’s most illustrious chefs. When Dodin is faced with Eugenie’s reluctance to commit to him, he decides to start cooking for her.

Critics Views

Food is a gift of love here – and romance courses through this delightful film.
Time Out

The couple’s pursuit of true, deep, sincere beauty in all things — in body and mind — despite these obstacles is infinitely touching.
The Playlist

Food is the subject, the objective and the driving motor of this scantly plotted but utterly captivating love story.
Variety

This intimate drama becomes a lens through which Tran also explores food history and fashions, the subtle politics of domestic service, the graceful beauty of middle-aged love.
All of it permeates every impeccably performed and composed frame of this considered and strangely profound film. Like a great wine, The Taste of Things has a long, lingering finish.
Financial Times

Cannes Awards

Winner:
Best Director Tran Anh Hung

Nominated:
Palme D’Or

Film Rating

IMDb
 Critics: 85%  Audience 75%

Rotten Tomatoes
Critics positive review 97%   Audience Liked It 75%

 Stockbridge Audience Score: 85%

Audience Comments

Could have been shorter.
Beautiful but a bit pretentious
Just a bit long
Too long
Beautifully shot. Probably too long, in all honesty.
A joy
Rather too long. Could have left out the last bit of cooking!
I have to score this film excellent but really felt it was rather unnecessarily drawn out at times.
It was so beautiful and the colouring, scene setting and detail was so beguiling that how could it not achieve an excellent mark. Almost as good as a holiday in France.
Too long
A sumptuous film of food and love; visually beautiful,. The editing and subtle lighting very natural. The food preparation made me very hungry.. One criticism the film was slightly overlong, for hard seating but overall worth seeing and memorable
Beautiful film – cinematography was gorgeous.
A bit too long, especially the opening sequence!
Superb very well produced
Not a film for vegans! I had to look away in several places but enjoyed the film overall.
Beautiful photography and scenery
Curious storyline and hard to pin down exact period it was set in (we worked out it must have been mid 1880s since the ‘dining club’ referred to Escoffier being 38!). But what wonderful scenery
Beautifully filmed
Some of the cinematography is amazing
A wonderfully slow meditation on food, life and love.
One of best films I’ve ever seen
a brilliant, slow, meditative film about the power of food and love – a novel experience, may be just a little bit too long
Beautifully done but a bit too long
It was lovely but too long, so my attention wandered towards the end.
Precise period details, beautifully acted, excellently portrayed kitchen scenes and food presentation. Although it held my attention it also dragged in places, not enough tension in the story to be totally compelling.
As I am interested in the art of cooking I loved the film. At times I felt the emotional element could have developed quicker so I felt the film dragged a little but all in all I enjoyed it very much.
Delicious. Hungry for more!