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  • IFC Films
  • 2 h 25 m
  • IFC Films
  • 2 h 25 m

Summary 1885. Peerless cook Eugenie (Juliette Binoche) has worked for the famous gourmet Dodin (Benoît Magimel) for the last 20 years. As time went by, the practice of gastronomy and mutual admiration turned into a romantic relationship. Their association gives rise to dishes, one more delicious than the next, that confound even the world’s most...

Directed By: Anh Hung Tran

Written By: Anh Hung Tran

  • IFC Films
  • 2 h 25 m
  • IFC Films
  • 2 h 25 m
The Pot-au-Feu
Metascore Generally favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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Summary 1885. Peerless cook Eugenie (Juliette Binoche) has worked for the famous gourmet Dodin (Benoît Magimel) for the last 20 years. As time went by, the practice of gastronomy and mutual admiration turned into a romantic relationship. Their association gives rise to dishes, one more delicious than the next, that confound even the world’s most...

Directed By: Anh Hung Tran

Written By: Anh Hung Tran

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100
May 25, 2023
The couple’s pursuit of true, deep, sincere beauty in all things — in body and mind — despite these obstacles is infinitely touching.
By Elena Lazic FULL REVIEW
100
May 25, 2023
Food is a gift of love here – and romance courses through this delightful film.
By Phil de Semlyen FULL REVIEW
83
May 25, 2023
Tran Anh Hung’s core skill is that of a top saucier, he knows how to add a glut of ingredients and reduce them to a rich flavor that moves the palate in ways that defy what seems like a simple dish.
By Sophie Monks Kaufman FULL REVIEW
80
May 25, 2023
In Tran Anh Hung’s seventh feature, a passion for food becomes a conduit to exploring an appreciation for the beauty and mystery of existence — as well as telling a delicate, complicated love story.
By Tim Grierson FULL REVIEW
80
May 25, 2023
Tràn Anh Hùng’s The Pot-au-Feu (La Passion du Dodin-Bouffant) is a movie that captures its mouthwatering dishes like edible tableaux, combining culinary marvels with a moving tale of middle-age love.
By Jordan Mintzer FULL REVIEW
63
Jul 10, 2023
The pièce de résistance of unabashed culinary cinema, Tran Anh Hung’s The Pot au Feu serves up a French country idyll in romantic 19th century sauce for audiences whose tastes run to the fine wines and 12-course meals.
By Deborah Young FULL REVIEW
60
May 25, 2023
There is charm and delicacy here and Magimel and Binoche perform impeccably, though I wasn’t entirely sure they go together as the ingredients of a love story.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Curiosa Films, Canal+, Ciné+, France 2 Cinéma, France Télévisions, Umedia
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Duration 2 h 25 m
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Awards

Cannes Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Jameson CineFest - Miskolc International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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