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

Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Episode dated 3 March 2001 (2001)

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Soundtracks

"Au Lait"
Written by Pat Metheny (as P Metheny) / L. Mays
Performed by Pat Metheny Group
(c) by Pat Meth Music Corp & Lyle Mays Inc
By kind permission of EMI Music Publishing France S.A.
(p) 1982 ECM Records GmbH
By kind permission of Universal Music Projets Spéciaux

User Reviews

Magnificent and mature piece of work

Magnificent piece of actors' work, the movie unites a set of characters elaborately put together, like a human puzzle, and the result is nothing short of spectacular. The quality of this script allows us to rethink everything about the characters we take for granted, and there is always a surprise around the corner, which, for the viewer, is one rewarding experience, since the story is so simple, and yet so complex. At the end, we won't believe our eyes - talk about character arcs! Rest assured, this is a movie always worth seeing and one of the best actors' movies I have seen for years.