The Taste of Things
PG-13
7.5
2024
2 hr 15 min
Drama
, Romance
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.
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- Cast：
- Benoît Magimel , Juliette Binoche , Patrick d'Assumçao , Emmanuel Salinger , Jan Hammenecker , Frédéric Fisbach , Galatéa Bellugi
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