A contender for best food movie of all time along with Tampopo, Big Night, Babette's Feast.. The movie opens with an almost 30 minute sequence preparing the most delicious meal you've never had. I was mesmerized.
Binoche is beautiful. This is a classical, beautifully made movie. Vietnamese director Anh Hung Tran captures it all splendidly - it's an epicurean feast for the eyes and mind.
society is spiraling and culture is a wasteland. i know this because i looked and most people prefer things that are fun and easy, making fun and easy things extremely popular. this is the first time that's ever happened, historically.