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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