The Pot-au-Feu

Culinary Cinema

"Hung’s understated drama, which won him the Best Director prize at Cannes, invites us to look beyond the delicious spreads in order to savour the everyday pleasures we risk taking for granted."

Screen Daily
  • Archive - Festival 39
  • Director: Tran Anh Hung
  • France 2023
  • 134 minutes
  • French
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

1885. 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.

Winner of the Best Director Award in Cannes this year, The Pot-au-Feu is a delicious homage to French gastronomy and mature romance.

Filmography: Eternity (2016), Norwegian Wood (2010), The Scent of Green Papaya (1993).

After the screening of the film, on October 1st, there will be a conversation between the chef Ayelet Latovich and the food journalist, TV host, and cook Hila Alpert. Following the discussion, a tasting menu meal will be held.

In a Feminine Cauldron, a conversation with chef Eilat Latowitz about feminine action in the kitchen, its expression within a hierarchical structure, kitchen egos, and feminine versus masculine dynamics. The conversation will explore how femininity is expressed (if indeed it is expressed) in the world of culinary creation, focusing on taste, textures, and shapes.


  • Director Tran Anh Hung
  • Production Olivier Delbosc
  • Script Tran Anh Hung
  • Cinematography Jonathan Ricquebourg
  • Editing Mario Battistel
  • Festivals Cannes (Best Director Award), Karlovy Vary
  • Actors Juliette Binoche, Benoit Magimel, Pierre Gagnaire
  • Source Lev Cinema