WED JAN 10, 2024 7:30 PM THE TASTE OF THINGS / THE SCENT OF GREEN PAPAYA $15.00 (members-only) Aero Theatre | Q&A with filmmaker Tran Anh Hung and actor Juliette Binoche. Moderated by Tim Grierson. France’s Official Oscar Submission for Best International Feature Film ‘The Taste of Cinema’ Not a Member? Join Today. Already a Member? Be sure you are logged in to your account. Tickets are no longer on sale for this event. Not a Member? Join Today. Already a Member? Be sure you are logged in to your account.
ABOUT THE FILMS: THE TASTE OF THINGS, 2023, Dir. Tran Anh Hung, 136 Min, IFC, France In French with English subtitles. Peerless cook Eugenie has worked for the famous gourmet Dodin 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 illustrious chefs. But Eugenie is fond of her freedom and has never wanted to marry Dodin. So, he decides to do something he has never done before: cook for her. FORMAT: DCP THE SCENT OF GREEN PAPAYA, 1993, Dir. Tran Anh Hung, 108 Min, Kino Lorber, Vietnam In Vietnamese with English subtitles. In 1951 Saigon, 10 year old Mui (Lu Man San) enters household service for an affluent but troubled Vietnamese family. Despite her servile role, Mui discovers beauty and epiphany in the lush physical details that envelope her, while earning the fragile affection of the household’s grieving matriarch. FORMAT: 35mm Print courtesy of the Yale Film Archive.