Director Tran Anh Hung's film selected by France to compete for Oscar

Trailer for the movie "The Taste of Things" (Video: Orcas Island Film Festival).

(Dan Tri) - The film "The Taste of Things" by director Tran Anh Hung has been selected by France to compete for the Oscar in the category of Best Foreign Language Film.

French film authorities have selected The Taste of Things - a romantic drama highlighting the beauty of French cuisine directed by Tran Anh Hung - to submit for the Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film category.

This is a surprising move because previously, the film Anatomy of a Fall by French female director Justine Triet won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival this summer.

Scene from the movie "The Taste of Things" (Photo: Variety).

The film by female director Justine Triet was considered a strong candidate among the films considered for France to submit for the Oscar. In the end, the film chosen was the film by director Tran Anh Hung.

At the Cannes Film Festival held in May this year, director Tran Anh Hung won the Best Director award for his film The Taste of Things .

The Taste of Things is a romantic drama film set in France in the late 19th century. The film revolves around the love story between a female chef and her boss. The two main roles in the film are played by two famous French actors - Juliette Binoche and Benoit Magimel. The film was filmed in a castle in France.

The main female character Eugenie works as a chef in a restaurant owned by Dodin. Dodin is the head chef of the restaurant. The two have worked together for 20 years. In the culinary field, Dodin is a famous chef. As for Eugenie, she is an enthusiastic and passionate chef, considered a talent in the culinary field.

Over the years of working together, Dodin and Eugenie spent a lot of time working in the kitchen together, and feelings arose between the two. They shared a love for food, and together created unique and attractive dishes, attracting many diners from many places around the world.

"The Taste of Things" is a romantic drama set in late 19th century France (Photo: Variety).

It was the emotions between the two that became the spice for Eugenie to create more impressive dishes, causing astonishment to even the top famous chefs in France. However, Dodin still had to endure Eugenie's indifference because she did not want to marry Dodin. Eugenie wanted to continue to maintain her free single life.

At this moment, Dodin decided to go into the kitchen himself and create dishes for Eugenie. He wanted to use cuisine to express his true feelings and conquer Eugenie.

To make this film, director Tran Anh Hung invited famous French chef Pierre Gagnaire to be the film's culinary consultant.

At this year's Cannes Film Festival, The Taste of Things competed in the most important category - the Palme d'Or . The film explores the theme of French cuisine. The film's setting is classically romantic. The two main actors in the film are at the peak of their careers. The film also has poetic scenes staged by a talented director.

During his career, director Tran Anh Hung won the Golden Camera award at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival with his debut film The Scent of Green Papaya . Tran Anh Hung's film projects always attract the attention of talented actors of French cinema.

At the Cannes Film Festival held in May this year, director Tran Anh Hung won the Best Director award (Photo: Variety).

His most recent film, Eternitée , stars famous French actors such as Audrey Tautou, Melanie Laurent and Berenice Bejo.

The two main actors in The Taste of Things - Juliette Binoche and Benoit Magimel - have both won prestigious awards in the French film industry and at several international film festivals.

Juliette Binoche and Benoit Magimel were also together from 1998 to 2003, they have a child together. The last time they acted together in a movie was in 1999 with the movie Children of the Century . The chemistry and genuine emotions are what viewers can feel in the two main characters of the movie.

France has submitted films for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar since the award's inception in 1956. France is one of the most successful countries in this category. As of the 2022 Oscars, France has submitted 67 films for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. 38 of these films have been officially nominated for the Oscars. 9 have won. The most recent French film to win the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar was Indochine , directed by Régis Wargnier, at the 1993 Oscars.

To this day, when mentioning director Tran Anh Hung, people still immediately mention "The Scent of Green Papaya" (Photo: Variety).

As a French director of Vietnamese origin, Tran Anh Hung began his film career with his love for Vietnam. This love was fully expressed in his debut film, The Scent of Green Papaya . To this day, when mentioning director Tran Anh Hung, people still immediately mention The Scent of Green Papaya, the most important film in the director's career. The Scent of Green Papaya won the Golden Camera for Best Debut Film at the Cannes Film Festival. In addition, the film also won the César Award for Best Debut Film (the César Award of French cinema is comparable to the American Oscar). In 1994, the film was officially nominated for the Oscar in the category of Best Foreign Language Film .

According to Variety

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