✓ YES — Watch it

The Taste of Things

Name: The Taste of Things
Director: Trần Anh Hùng
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 2023-11-08
Duration: 135 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Benoît Magimel, Juliette Binoche, Patrick d'Assumçao, Emmanuel Salinger, Jan Hammenecker

2023 · 2h 15m · Romance, Drama

IMDb 7.4 Metacritic 85 RT 97%

If you're craving a sensual, slow-burn romance about two people who speak the language of food better than words, *The Taste of Things* is a gorgeous escape into 1889 Paris that'll make you hungry for both great cuisine and genuine connection. This is the kind of intimate, beautifully crafted film that rewards patient viewers—watch it tonight if you're in the mood to savor something rather than rush through it.

Plot

Set in 1889 France, Dodin Bouffant is 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.

Director: Trần Anh Hùng

Cast: Benoît Magimel, Juliette Binoche, Patrick d'Assumçao, Emmanuel Salinger, Jan Hammenecker

Related Movies

Au Bonheur des Dames (1930)

✓ Watch it

Drama · Romance

Denise, an orphaned girl, moves to Paris where she hopes to find work at her uncle's store. But the glamorous department store 'Aux Bonheur des Dames' across the street crushes all the little businesses around. She finds a position there.
Leviticus (2026)

✓ Watch it

Horror · Romance

Two teenage boys must escape a violent entity that takes the form of the person they desire most: each other.
Shape of My Heart (2024)

✗ Skip it

Romance

A romance about a man and a woman who, due to an unexpected event, end up switching bodies. Despite coming from completely different backgrounds and environments, the two try to overcome the various difficulties that arise from their body swap.
Accidental Partners (2026)

✗ Skip it

Comedy · Romance

Two women discover they were both scammed by the same man (who also got them pregnant). They form an alliance to take revenge.
Kundanapu Bomma (2016)

✗ Skip it

Comedy · Romance

A love triangle unfolds in a village of large families.
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)

✓ Watch it

Comedy · Drama · Romance

Raj is a rich, carefree, happy-go-lucky second generation NRI. Simran is the daughter of Chaudhary Baldev Singh, who in spite of being an NRI is very strict about adherence to Indian values. Simran has left for India to be married to her childhood fiancé. Raj leaves for India with a mission at his hands, to claim his lady love under the noses of her whole family. Thus begins a saga.