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Umami

2023 · 92 min

A gentle, reflective journey of a wounded perfectionist seeking meaning through food and friendship, with quiet warmth and melancholy.

Directed by
Slony Sow
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Tagline
Food is symbolic of talk when the words are missing.
Overview
Following a near-death experience France's leading chef throws himself into a quest seeking the flavor that has confounded his life since he was defeated by a Japanese chef's bowl of noodles as a young man.

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Directed by
Slony Sow
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • obsession
  • healing
  • friendship
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Slony Sow
Written by
Slony Sow
Starring
Gérard Depardieu, Sandrine Bonnaire, Kyōzō Nagatsuka, Rod Paradot, Bastien Bouillon, Eriko Takeda, Sumire, Akira Emoto
Cinematography
Denis Louis
Runtime
92 min
Country
France, Japan
Languages
Japanese, French, English

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