A video essay about "The Taste of Things, directed by Tran Anh Hung ("The Scent of Green Papaya", also sublime). This is a marvelously composed, blocked and shot masterpiece. Beauty put on screen.

Here we'll go through the movie's sublime visual style, how Hung's camera glides through the sets, always capturing actors and their actions with precision and elegance. We'll examine the tightly choreographed dance that makes up the cooking set pieces, how actors, props and the camera are always in the perfect spot. We'll also see how non-cooking scenes are given equal care, also boasting magnificent blocking. This film is a delicious lesson in staging and camerawork.

The story? Dodin Bouffant (Benoît Magimel) is a gourmant who's had a 20-year relationship with his extraordinary cook Eugénie (Juliette Binoche). He frequently entertains his fellow gourmet friends and tries to move his unusual romantic arrangement further. It's a cozy little jewel of a film, with some of the most delightful scenes and moments of the year.

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