The Taste of Things
“Savor every moment.”
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
14 people
Benoît Magimel
Dodin Bouffant
Known for
Little White Lies
The Piano Teacher
Juliette Binoche
Eugénie
Known for
Godzilla
Chocolat
Patrick d'Assumçao
Grimaud
Known for
I Lost My Body
Twice Upon a Time
Emmanuel Salinger
Rabaz
Known for
Transatlantic
Planetarium
Jan Hammenecker
Magot
Known for
Hotel Beau Séjour
Treadstone
Frédéric Fisbach
Beaubois
Also in
The Little Murders of Agatha Christie
Galatea Bellugi
Violette
Known for
Junkyard Dog
Gloria!
Pierre Gagnaire
Küchenchef des Prinzen
Bonnie Chagneau-Ravoire
Pauline
No other roles listed
Yannik Landrein
Père de Pauline
Known for
Populaire
Family Business
Sarah Adler
Mère de Pauline
Known for
Foxtrot
The Cakemaker
Jean-Marc Roulot
Augustin
Known for
Back to Burgundy
Haute Cuisine
Trần Anh Hùng Director · Marcel Rouff Author Jonathan Ricquebourg Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $6M · Budget $6.5M · United States release December 13, 2023
Box office
Budget
$6,500,000
Worldwide gross
$5,970,753
Gross vs. budget
0.9×
Production
Curiosa Films
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
uMedia
Production
Gaumont
Production · Distribution
Belgium · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La Passion de Dodin Bouffant
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · May 24, 2023
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · November 8, 2023
Theatrical
United States · December 13, 2023
Limited theatrical · Oscar-qualifying run
United States · March 27, 2024
Digital
United States
September 21, 2023 · Premiere · Aspen Film Festival
October 3, 2023 · Premiere · Nashville Film Festival
October 5, 2023 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 13, 2023 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
October 21, 2023 · Premiere · San Diego International Film Festival
October 22, 2023 · Premiere · Philadelphia Film Festival
October 26, 2023 · Premiere · SCAD Savannah Film Festival
October 28, 2023 · Premiere · AFI Fest / Indie Memphis Film Festival
October 29, 2023 · Premiere · Montclair Film Festival
November 4, 2023 · Premiere · Denver Film Festival
February 8, 2024 · Premiere · Santa Barbara International Film Festival
February 9, 2024 · Limited theatrical · New York City, New York & Los Angeles, California
February 14, 2024 · Theatrical
April 14, 2024 · Premiere · Milwaukee Film Festival
Australia
July 1, 2024 · Digital
Brazil
October 6, 2023 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
April 6, 2024 · Limited theatrical
April 11, 2024 · Theatrical
Canada
February 14, 2024 · Limited theatrical
March 29, 2024 · Digital
China
October 27, 2023 · Premiere · China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival
December 3, 2023 · Premiere · Beijing, Institut Français
December 16, 2023 · Premiere · Hainan Island International Film Festival
June 14, 2024 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
June 24, 2024 · Premiere · Panorama du cinéma français 2024
April 18, 2026 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Czechia
July 1, 2023 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
November 9, 2023 · Theatrical
Estonia
November 16, 2023 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
France
October 17, 2023 · Premiere · Grand Lyon Film Festival
March 8, 2024 · Digital · VOD
March 13, 2024 · Physical · Blu-ray & DVD
Germany
February 8, 2024 · Theatrical
Greece
November 2, 2023 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
November 9, 2023 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
December 2, 2023 · Premiere · Hong Kong French Film Festival
January 25, 2024 · Theatrical
India
October 27, 2023 · Premiere · Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival
March 27, 2024 · Premiere · Cinévesture International Film Festival
Indonesia
November 12, 2023 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema Week
March 13, 2024 · Digital · KlikFilm
Israel
April 11, 2024 · Theatrical
Italy
March 28, 2024 · Theatrical
Japan
December 15, 2023 · Theatrical
Malaysia
June 8, 2024 · Premiere · Le French Festival
Mexico
March 28, 2024 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 26, 2023 · Premiere · Leiden International Film Festival
November 8, 2023 · Limited theatrical
November 8, 2023 · Theatrical
New Zealand
July 1, 2024 · Digital
Philippines
November 21, 2023 · Premiere · QCinema International Film Festival
Poland
March 4, 2024 · Premiere · International Film Festival ZOOM – ZBLIŻENIA
July 30, 2024 · Premiere · Two Riversides Film and Art Festival
August 30, 2024 · Theatrical
December 13, 2024 · Digital · VOD rental and purchase
July 3, 2025 · Premiere · BNP Paribas Summer Cinema Sopot-Zakopane Festival
Portugal
May 1, 2024 · Theatrical
Russia
February 14, 2024 · Theatrical
Singapore
November 11, 2023 · Premiere · vOilah! French Film Festival
March 21, 2024 · Limited theatrical
South Korea
October 6, 2023 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
June 19, 2024 · Theatrical
Spain
September 29, 2023 · Premiere · Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival
October 15, 2023 · Premiere · Malaga French Film Festival
October 25, 2023 · Premiere · Valladolid International Film Festival
December 20, 2023 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 28, 2024 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
May 3, 2024 · Theatrical
Switzerland
November 8, 2023 · Theatrical · French
February 1, 2024 · Theatrical · Italian
February 29, 2024 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
November 20, 2023 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
February 23, 2024 · Theatrical
Thailand
January 25, 2024 · Theatrical
Ukraine
February 15, 2024 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 13, 2023 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
October 21, 2023 · Premiere · FilmBath Film Festival
February 16, 2024 · Theatrical
April 1, 2024 · Digital
April 15, 2024 · Physical · Blu-ray & DVD
Vietnam
March 22, 2024 · Theatrical
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