Fiction
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NEW DVD/FOREIGN/FRENCH/TASTE
Publisher's Release Date: May 7, 2024
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1 videodisc (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Cook Eugenie and her boss Dodin have grown fond of one another for over 20 years, and their romance gives rise to dishes that impress even the world's most illustrious chefs. When Dodin is faced with Eugenie's reluctance to commit, he begins to cook for her
Original title: La Passion de Dodin Bouffant = The Passion of Dodin Bouffant
"Set in France in 1889, the film follows the life of Dodin Bouffant as 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."--Container
Based on Marcel Rouff's 1924 novel La vie et la passion de Dodin-Bouffant, gourmet (The Passionate Epicure)
Originally released as a motion picture in 2023
Wide screen
Special features: interview with Juliette Binoche, "Eugénie;" interview with Benoît Magimel, "Dodin Bouffant;" interview with director Tran Anh Hung
Cinematographer, Jonathan Ricquebourg ; editor, Mario Battistel
Juliette Binoche, Benoît Magimel, Emmanuel Salinger, Patrick d'Assumçao, Galatéa Bellugi
Rating: PG-13; for some sensuality, partial nudity and smoking
DVD, widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby 5.1
French dialogue; English subtitles