I Am Love (Io sono l'amore) (Luca Guadagnino)

Tilda Swinton is one of my favorite actresses, and I will see any film she appears in--even if this British actress is playing a Russian married to a Milanese tycoon (and thus unable to understand English). The visual and auditory sumptuousness of the film derives from its anatomization of Italy's stylish elite, while its narrative heart depends upon the melodrama of a passionate woman in an lukewarm marriage. And then there's the film's several meditations on cooking and food--no pasta or tomatoes served on these Italian tables--clearly associating provocative cuisine with intense sexuality.

Highly recommend.