Savor the Romance and Feast of "The Taste of Things"

"The Taste of Things," directed by Tran Anh Hung, is a film that focuses on the preparation and consumption of an elaborate meal, showcasing the lives of the characters revolving around food. The movie, set in 19th-century France, features a touching chemistry between stars Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel and offers a perfect match between Hung’s artistic impulses and his subject matter. The film's unique language and rhythms allow it to eschew narrative satisfactions for sensual ones without sacrificing any emotion, bordering on the radical despite its elegant, romantic period setting.