30 years after his debut The Scent of Green Papaya was nominated in the international picture race at the Oscars, Vietnamese filmmaker Tran Anh Hung could see his latest The Pot-au-Feu achieve the same.

Set in the late 19th century, the French romance centered around the culinary arts features Juliette Binoche (Supporting Actress winner for 1996’s The English Patient) and Benoît Magimel. The Rotten Tomatoes reaction is strong with a 100% current rating.

In 1993, Papaya won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival and nabbed a final five spot in Best Foreign Language Film (now International Feature Film). At this year’s ceremony in the south of France, Hung was honored with the Best Director statue.

If France makes this their selection for IFF at the 96th Academy Awards, look for this to potentially be on the menu. My Oscar Prediction posts will continue…