Overview
Set in 1889 France, Dodin Bouffant is a chef living with his personal cook and lover Eugénie. They share a long history of gastronomy and love but Eugénie refuses to marry Dodin, so the food lover decides to do something he has never done before: cook for her.
Director and cast
- Benoît Magimel as Dodin Bouffant
- Juliette Binoche as Eugénie
- Patrick d'Assumçao as Grimaud
- Emmanuel Salinger as Rabaz
- Jan Hammenecker as Magot
- Frédéric Fisbach as Beaubois
- Galatea Bellugi as Violette
- Pierre Gagnaire as Küchenchef des Prinzen
- Bonnie Chagneau-Ravoire as Pauline
- Yannik Landrein as Père de Pauline
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