Exploring the Food Movie 'Big Night' and Its Significance to American Independent Cinema

Sean and Amanda open by discussing the movie trailers that debuted at the Super Bowl (1:00), before digging into this past weekend’s biggest release: ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ (29:00). Then, they discuss one of their favorite movies of last year, the French cooking romance ‘The Taste of Things’ (39:00). Finally, Sean is joined by Tran Anh Hung and Juliette Binoche, the director and star (respectively) of ‘The Taste of Things,’ to discuss the unique challenges of making a movie so centered around cooking technique, and the ways they went about portraying the authenticity of love between the two main characters (1:20:00).

Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

Guests: Tran Anh Hung and Juliette Binoche

Senior Producer: Bobby Wagner

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