Directed by Tran Anh Hung, “The Passion of Dodin Bouffant” is among the fifteen films preselected by the Academy of Oscars on Thursday to win the title of best international film.
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The Academy of Oscars unveiled Thursday, December 21, its preselection of films likely to win the most prestigious American awards during a ceremony to be held on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood. The final selection for all categories will be announced on January 23.
Already awarded the Best Director Award at the last edition of the Cannes Film Festival, The Passion of Dodin Bouffant is among the fifteen films preselected by the Academy to obtain the Oscar for best foreign film.
This feature film, directed by French filmmaker Tran Anh Hung, delves into the world of 19th century French gastronomy. Eugénie, played by Juliette Binoche, is an outstanding cook. She has been working for the famous gastronome Dodin, played by Benoît Magimel, for 20 years. Between them a delicious love story is born.
15 films in competition
Inspired by the Swiss novel The Life and Passion of Dodin-Bouffant, gourmet written by Marcel Rouff and published in 1924, Tran Anh Hung’s film is in competition with 14 other foreign films including the German-Japanese film Perfect Days by Wim Wenders, released in France at the end of November, or the American-British-Polish film The Zone of Interest which won the Grand Prix at the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival (released January 31). The last French film to win the Oscar for best international film is Indochina directed by Régis Wargnier and awarded by the Academy of Oscars in 1993.
