Oscars: France Submits ‘The Taste Of Things’ For Best International Feature Film As Hot Favorite ‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ Shut Out
deadline.comFrance has submitted The Taste Of Things as its candidate for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards, in a major upset after Justine Triet’s Cannes Palme d’Or winner and hot favorite Anatomy Of A Fall was shut out.
The period drama The Taste Of Things revolves around a culinary love affair between a dutiful cook and her gourmet employee, played by Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel respectively.
Vietnam-born French director Tran Anh Hung broke out internationally with debut film The Scent of Green Papaya. The drama was Vietnam’s entry to the then Foreign Language category of the 1994 Oscars and was nominated.
The film world premiered in Competition at Cannes, winning Anh Hung Best Director. Sapan Studios and IFC Films hold U.S. rights.
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