85
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43 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Time OutPhil de SemlyenTime OutPhil de SemlyenFood is a gift of love here – and romance courses through this delightful film.
- 100The PlaylistElena LazicThe PlaylistElena LazicThe couple’s pursuit of true, deep, sincere beauty in all things — in body and mind — despite these obstacles is infinitely touching.
- 85Paste MagazineBrianna ZiglerPaste MagazineBrianna ZiglerThe Taste of Things is, in basic terms, a very nice and sweet movie, although Dodin’s grief as the paramours suffer tragedy in their autumn years is emotionally punishing. But there’s not necessarily anything wrong with a movie being “very nice and sweet,” especially one as lovingly crafted as this.
- 83IndieWireSophie Monks KaufmanIndieWireSophie Monks KaufmanTran Anh Hung’s core skill is that of a top saucier, he knows how to add a glut of ingredients and reduce them to a rich flavor that moves the palate in ways that defy what seems like a simple dish.
- 80The TelegraphRobbie CollinThe TelegraphRobbie CollinTran, a practised sensualist, is superb at depicting food as a vehicle for pleasure.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerThe Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerTràn Anh Hùng’s The Pot-au-Feu (La Passion du Dodin-Bouffant) is a movie that captures its mouthwatering dishes like edible tableaux, combining culinary marvels with a moving tale of middle-age love.
- 80Screen DailyTim GriersonScreen DailyTim GriersonIn Tran Anh Hung’s seventh feature, a passion for food becomes a conduit to exploring an appreciation for the beauty and mystery of existence — as well as telling a delicate, complicated love story.
- 63The Film VerdictDeborah YoungThe Film VerdictDeborah YoungThe pièce de résistance of unabashed culinary cinema, Tran Anh Hung’s The Pot au Feu serves up a French country idyll in romantic 19th century sauce for audiences whose tastes run to the fine wines and 12-course meals.
- 60The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawThere is charm and delicacy here and Magimel and Binoche perform impeccably, though I wasn’t entirely sure they go together as the ingredients of a love story.