Awards
Tran Anh Hung discusses his journey to direct ‘The Taste of Things,’ France’s Oscar submission and arguably the most delectable depiction of cooking on screen this century.
Nov. 30, 2023
Movies
Oscar-winner Juliette Binoche reunited with her ex-partner Benoît Magimel to cook up a storm in director Tran Anh Hung’s rapturously romantic foodie film.
Feb. 7, 2024
Entertainment & Arts
Powerful performances from Isabelle Huppert and Benoit Magimel sketch a dark portrait of repression and potential redemption.
April 12, 2002
In filmmaker Tran Anh Hung’s mouthwatering crowdpleaser, Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel enact a passionate foodie romance loaded with in-kitchen sizzle.
Dec. 15, 2023
The simplest films can be the most daring, the most impressive, the most satisfying.
March 28, 1997
French actress and filmmaker Emmanuelle Bercot’s coming-of-age drama “La Tete Haute” will open the 2015 Cannes Film Festival on May 13, marking the first time since 1987 that a female director’s film will open the proceedings, organizers announced Monday.
April 13, 2015
“The Flower of Evil,” Claude Chabrol’s 50th film in a 45-year-career, finds the New Wave pioneer in top form.
Oct. 17, 2003
George Sand and Alfred de Musset’s tempestuous romance makes for a bravura film by Diane Kurys.
Oct. 4, 2002
With his terse, intricately structured “Thieves,” France’s formidable Andre Techine reunites his “Ma Saison Preferee” stars Catherine Deneuve and Daniel Auteuil and continues his exploration of thorny family relationships--and this time, an even thornier menage a trois as well.
Dec. 27, 1996
Etienne Chatiliez’s stunningly original, provocative and darkly comic “Life Is a Long Quiet River” (at the Music Hall), one of the best French films of recent years, finds in the switching of babies at birth a rich source for social satire.
Sept. 14, 1990