The Taste of Others (2000)
"Le goût des autres" (original title)

Three men, three women, opposites, possibilities, and tastes. Castella owns a industrial steel barrel plant in Rouen; Bruno is his flute-playing driver, Franck is his temporary bodyguard ... See full summary »

Director:

Agnès Jaoui

Writers:

Jean-Pierre Bacri, Agnès Jaoui

Stars:

Anne Alvaro, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Alain Chabat

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 14 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anne Alvaro	...	Clara Devaux
Jean-Pierre Bacri	...	Jean-Jacques Castella
Alain Chabat	...	Bruno Deschamps
Agnès Jaoui	...	Manie
Gérard Lanvin	...	Franck Moreno
Christiane Millet	...	Angélique
Wladimir Yordanoff	...	Antoine
Anne Le Ny	...	Valérie, l'habilleuse
Brigitte Catillon	...	Béatrice Castella
Raphaël Dufour	...	Benoît
Xavier De Guillebon	...	Weber
Camille Andraca
Céline Arnaud	...	Virginie
Robert Bacri	...	Le père de Castella
Marie Agnès Brigot	...	La secrétaire de Castella (as Marie-Agnès Brigot)

Storyline

Three men, three women, opposites, possibilities, and tastes. Castella owns a industrial steel barrel plant in Rouen; Bruno is his flute-playing driver, Franck is his temporary bodyguard while he negotiates a contract with Iranians, his wife Angélique does frou-frou interior decorating and loves her dog. The conventional Castella hires a forty-year-old actress, Clara, to tutor him in English, and he finds her and her Bohemian lifestyle fascinating. Is this love? What would she say if he declared himself? Through Bruno, Franck meets Manie, a barmaid who deals hash. They begin an affair. Are they in love? They joke about marriage. As the women hold back, the men must make decisions.

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Plot Keywords:

love | dog | marriage | bodyguard | steel barrel | 

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Taglines:

The Sexy Comedy About Good Taste... And Bad Manners!

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and drug content

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

1 March 2000 (France)

Also Known As:

The Taste of Others

Filming Locations:

Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£45,645 (UK) (25 May 2001)

Gross:

$635,282 (USA) (5 October 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canal+, France 2 Cinéma, Les Films A4

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the final scene of the movie Bruno (Alain Chabat) plays the theme of Edith Piaf's "Je ne regrette rien"

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Connections

Features Palomino (1991)

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Soundtracks

"Juanita Banana"
Written by T. Howard / K. Murray
(c) Tash Music Company
By kind permission of EMI Music Publishing France S.A.

User Reviews

Patience well rewarded

A slice of potentially real French life, elegantly portrayed with the believable people ('characters' is the wrong word) being eminently watchable. It's a witty comedy that plays as a tragedy. The excellent screenplay reveals itself hesitantly, but that is the charm. The audience joins the story in the middle and leaves it before the end. The subtle everyday conflict of clashing tastes born of different beliefs - and no few prejudices - may seem rather boring plot compared with the latest Hollywood caper, but it leaves a magnificent impression of social relevance. And if you have not experienced the culture of everyday France, pay attention to the focal point the cafe takes. A word of praise to the two main architects: co-author (Agnes Jaoui) who directs herself as the barmaid (Manie) and her coauthor (Jean-Pierre Bacri) who writes himself the somewhat awful role of Castella. I must look out for their other works.