The Birthday Party review – grimly compulsive unhappy occasion in deepest France

This could be better paced but the crisis which descends on an up-against-it dairy farm is delivered by some very memorable goons ...
WBUR

'The Taste of Things' is a story of true love and fine cuisine

Benoît Magimel and Juliette Binoche in "The Taste of Things." (Courtesy of Carole Bethuel/IFC Films) The most romantic movie of 2023 is coming to Boston area theaters just in time for Valentine’s ...

Omar la Fraise on France 4 with Reda Kateb and Benoît Magimel

Omar la Fraise, Elias Belkeddar’s debut feature, premieres on France 4 on Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 9:10 p.m. Shown in the ...
Los Angeles Times

How ‘Taste of Things’ director convinced exes Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel to reunite

Tran Anh Hung’s “The Taste of Things” (known as “The Pot-au-Feu” in France and the rest of the world) is a sumptuous romantic drama centered on a 19th century gourmet chef, Dodin Bouffant (Benoît ...
Wall Street Journal

‘The Taste of Things’ Review: A Delectable French Romance

Gut the fish. Strain the butter. Take the veal out of the oven. Poach the quenelles. And don’t forget to braise the escarole. “The Taste of Things,” directed by Tran Anh Hung and almost certainly a ...