Overview
A culinary romance unfolds as two chefs navigate the delicate flavors of love and ambition.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- sensuous
- intimate
- contemplative
- date night
- slow sunday viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly acclaimed the film as a sumptuous, delicately balanced, and deeply romantic celebration of French cuisine and emotional intimacy.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Dodin and Eugénie express intimacy through the planning, preparation, and sharing of elaborate dishes.
Extended kitchen sequences foreground ingredients, cooking techniques, plating, steam, color, and tactile detail.
Dodin and Eugénie's relationship develops gradually after two decades of professional partnership, with Dodin attempting to deepen their bond.
The 1885 setting centers French gastronomy, formal dining, restaurant culture, and the transmission of culinary standards.
Films like The Taste of Things, and why
Eat Drink Man Woman
shared culinary sensuality, intimate romance, and food as emotional language
Big Night
shared gastronomic craft, ensemble warmth, and food-centered human connection
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
shared French cuisine, romance, and luxuriant sensory period atmosphere
Tampopo
shared food as cultural memory, restrained romance, and tactile visual storytelling
Movie Details
- Director
- Trần Anh Hùng
- Release Date
- 2023-11-08
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (425)
Cast
- Benoît Magimel
- Juliette Binoche
- Patrick d'Assumçao
- Emmanuel Salinger
- Jan Hammenecker
- Frédéric Fisbach
- Galatea Bellugi
- Pierre Gagnaire
- Bonnie Chagneau-Ravoire
- Yannik Landrein
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Taste of Things about?
- In nineteenth-century France, a celebrated gourmet and his longtime cook turn exquisite meals into a patient negotiation of love, devotion, and desire.
- What is The Taste of Things like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Taste of Things as slow, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Taste of Things violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Taste of Things.
- What did critics think of The Taste of Things?
- Critics broadly acclaimed the film as a sumptuous, delicately balanced, and deeply romantic celebration of French cuisine and emotional intimacy.
- Which films are like The Taste of Things?
- Films with a similar feel include Eat Drink Man Woman, Big Night, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, and Tampopo.
- How long is The Taste of Things?
- The Taste of Things runs 135 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Taste of Things?
- In United States, The Taste of Things streams on Hulu, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now.
