Une affaire de goût (2000)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Bernard Rapp

Writers:

Philippe Balland (book)
Bernard Rapp (writer)

Release Date:

26 April 2000 (Belgium)

Genre:

Crime | Thriller | Drama

Tagline:

Seduction comes in many forms...

Plot:

Nicolas, a handsome, young waiter, is befriended by Frédéric Delamont, a wealthy middle-aged businessman...

Plot Keywords:

Obsession | Food Taster | Deceit | Waiter | Businessman

Awards:

4 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Bernard Giraudeau	...	Frédéric Delamont
Jean-Pierre Lorit	...	Nicolas Rivière
Florence Thomassin	...	Béatrice
Charles Berling	...	René Rousset
Jean-Pierre Léaud	...	Le juge d'instruction
Artus de Penguern	...	Flavert
Laurent Spielvogel	...	Doctor Rossignon
Elisabeth Macocco	...	Caroline
Anne-Marie Philipe	...	Doctor Ferrières
Delphine Zingg	...	Nathalie
David D'Ingeo	...	Marco
Frédéric De Goldfiem	...	Félix
Patrick Zimmermann	...	Frédéric's Chauffeur
Claude Lesko	...	Frédéric's Head of Security
Vincent Tepernowski	...	Second Taster

Also Known As:

A Matter of Taste (USA)
A Question of Taste (International: English title)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

Argentina:13 | France:U | Mexico:B | Hong Kong:IIB

Filming Locations:

Lyon, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France

Company:

Canal+

Soundtrack:

Nisi dominus, RV. 608: 5. Sicut sagittae in manu potentis (Allegro)

What starts as a simple job, becomes a an auto-destructive relationship that threatens to destroy both their lives

This movie completely fascinated me. Nicolas, is a young waiter at a first class restaurant where Monsieur Frederic Delamont, a multimillionaire businessman, spots him as the ideal candidate as his taster.

Nicolas' job is to taste all the dishes his boss is going to eat, since he can't eat fish nor cheese. However, the relation between both men starts to get deeper as the old man starts to get obsessed with Nicolas and controls his life. He then bestows on his taster all kinds of gifts. Nicola can't believe his luck, but he doesn't know the stakes he's risking for all this luxury. Frederic manipulates his employee into doing all sort of things and Nicolas doesn't even know why he agrees. At first, Nicolas acts for money, but after a while he falls prey to Frederic's obsessions even though this means destroying his relationship with his girlfriend, Beatrice. She sees how this man has changed his boyfriend and Nicolas doesn't even realize it.

I invite you to enjoy this movie, it'll make you think about how human beings are let into situations they can't control, and no matter how much harm they get out of them, they can't stop playing that auto-destructive game.