DVD review: The Taste of Things

February 8, 2024April 15, 2024 Garry ArnotLeave a comment

Twenty years on from the end of their marriage, Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel reunite on screen in French romance drama The Taste of Things. Written and directed by Trần Anh Hùng, it is set in 1885 and centres on the relationship between cook Eugénie (Binoche) and Dodin (Magimel), her acclaimed gourmet. Bonded over a shared passion for exquisite cuisine, they are joined in their idyllic chateau by assistant Violette (Galatea Bellugi) and her young niece Pauline (Bonnie Chagneau-Ravoire) who is primed to be their latest apprentice.

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Film review: Between Two Worlds (Ouistreham)

May 18, 2022February 28, 2023 Garry ArnotLeave a comment

Emmanuel Carrère is predominantly known as a non-fiction author but has always dabbled in cinema and television, directing his debut The Moustache in 2005 which was based upon his own novel. For his sophomore effort, he adapts autobiographical essay Le Quai de Ouistreham by journalist Florence Aubenas as drama Between Two Worlds.

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