Umami is a film that leaves you with a bittersweet taste in your mouth. First film endearing in many aspects, but which also drags its share of clumsiness and pans, this "drama" still has the big defect of floating between two waters.
Probably because of its double geographical anchorage, this Franco-Japanese feature film gives the sensation of undulating to the scull between nostalgia, drama, comedy, all clinging to an existential quest linked to a rather vague gastronomic Eldorado.
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Shot first in the vicinity of Saumur and at the abbey of Fontevraud, Umami features a prestigious starred chef played by Gérard Depardieu. A lonely man, who hates the massive appearance in which he has locked himself over the years. He himself states it in the film: "Moving this body is quite a story." On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Gabriel Gavin is nevertheless awarded a third star, while his couple with Sandrine Bonnaire is seriously flapping. His...
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