Last month, Tran Anh Hung won the Best Director award at Cannes for his competition entry “The Pot-au-Feu” — a richly satisfying romance set in the French culinary world. Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel are a magnetic pairing here. This was a film very much in the same tradition as fellow foodie cinematic delights “Big Night” and Babette’s Feast.” Sapan Studios and IFC Films have now acquired U.S. rights to “The Pot-au-Feu.” Don’t be surprised if this one crashes next year’s Oscar race.
This is the adaptation of the nonfiction book by Dan Schilling and Lori Longfritz. It wrapped production in February and has been in post-production ever since. The film test-screened a few months ago.