Films that I would recommend are few and far between these days. Here is the rare exception called The Taste of Things.
Without giving away too much I will give some points as to why I personally enjoyed it. In no particular order:
- No wokeness. As far as I remember all of the actors are white. No gay characters.
- Everyone is very polite and respectful, the children are well behaved.
- Extremely beautiful visuals. Most of the film is focused on food preparation (with great care and attention to detail) and serving/eating the dishes. It is a French production and they nailed this.
- The main characters are genuinely in love and get married at one point.
- Almost no nudity. There is one or two scenes but it is very limited and you can skip forward if you would like.
If you are a fan of preparing tasty dishes you will almost certainly enjoy it. It is what the film is all about and it goes above and beyond in this aspect. Could you argue that it is not ascetic, or even that it outright promotes gluttony? Perhaps, but with what is available these days I will gladly take it.
Overall I rate it 9/10 and will definitely rewatch it in the future.