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The Taste of Others

August 26, 2023

The Taste of Others (French: Le Goût des autres [lə ɡu dez‿otʁ]) is a 2000 French film. It was directed by Agnès Jaoui, and written by her and Jean-Pierre Bacri. It stars Jean-Pierre Bacri, Anne Alvaro, Alain Chabat, Agnès Jaoui, Gérard Lanvin and Christiane Millet.

The Taste of Others
Poster
FrenchLe goût des autres
Directed byAgnès Jaoui
Written byAgnès Jaoui
Jean-Pierre Bacri
Produced byChristian Bérard
Charles Gassot
Jacques Hinstin
StarringAnne Alvaro
Jean-Pierre Bacri
Alain Chabat
Agnès Jaoui
Gérard Lanvin
Christiane Millet
Wladimir Yordanoff
CinematographyLaurent Dailland
Edited byHervé de Luze
Music byJean-Charles Jarrel
Distributed byPathé
Release date
  • 1 March 2000 (2000-03-01)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$10.2 million [1]
Box office$23.6 million [1]

It won the César Award for Best Film, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Writing in 2001, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Plot Edit

Castella (Bacri) owns a steel factory. He is told that in order to conduct a business with a group of Iranians, he must learn English, so he hires Clara (Alvaro) to teach him. His wife, Angelique (Millet), is an interior decorator who loves her dog and is in the process of working on her sister-in-law's apartment. The couple go to the theatre, where their niece is performing in a production of Bérénice, accompanied by the driver, Bruno (Chabat), and Castella's temporary bodyguard, Franck (Lanvin). While there, he sees Clara, who is an actress. Meanwhile, we learn from Franck and Bruno's conversation that the former was a police officer. After working tirelessly with his partner towards bringing down a seemingly untouchable criminal, their investigation was abruptly ended. Franck had finally suffered enough corruption and quit the force, while the partner he respected never spoke a word about it.

Franck sends Bruno to the bar to buy cigarettes. The barmaid, Manie (Jaoui), remembers having had sex with Bruno, but Bruno regrets that he does not remember her.

Bérénice over, Clara goes to the bar with her friends, including Antoine and Valerie, and their conversation reveals that she is afraid of never working again; after all, she is forty years old. Bruno, whose fiancé is doing an internship in the United States, spends the night with Manie, who, it turns out, sells drugs on the side and is frequently visited by clients. Franck meets Manie through Bruno and they start a relationship.

Previously uninterested in theater and reluctant about seeing a play rather than having dinner in a restaurant, Castella attends another of Clara's performance and develops a fascination with her bohemian lifestyle. He joins her and her friends for lunch and attends an art show where he buys a piece. However, his cultural ignorance and general roughness makes him a laughingstock. At the bar with Clara's friends, they joke with him that Henrik Ibsen is a great comic playwright, as well as other dramatists like Tennessee Williams. Clara confides to her friend Manie that Castella is thick.

Castella's English is poor at first, but he soon makes progress. He and Clara move the classes from his office to an English tea room, and to mark his progress, he writes an awkward poem dedicated to Clara; however, he is dismayed when she says that she does not share the feelings expressed in his poem. One day she waits at the tea room and he doesn't show up. Throughout the film, Bruno practices his flute, which he plays in a band. Later, he gently complains to Manie that he hasn't received news from his girlfriend who has gone to the US for an internship. Finally, the girlfriend tells him that she has, like him, slept with someone else, and also wants to stay in the States. Manie has now developed an intense affair with Franck, to the point that they speak of marriage—jokingly, they say. However, Franck reveals himself to be more and more angry and bothered regarding Manie's drug dealing, which proves to finally end their relationship.

Castella and Angelique are drifting apart, which is made clear when she moves the painting he bought from Clara's friend, she doesn't like it and that it doesn't go with rest of the house. He retorts that he can't stand living in a candy store, referring to Angelique's interior decorating. Clara starts to feel that her friends are taking advantage of Castella and tells him. He tells her that he bought the painting and is working with her friend to redesign the front of his factory not for her but because he truly likes those things. Franck's contract is finished, and Bruno reveals that the corrupt politician he had tried to send to prison was finally caught by his former partner. Bruno says that he thinks the partner was right to stay on the force after all. This leads Franck to drive to Manie's apartment for a reconciliation. From her window, she sees him reach the door to the lobby, but he hesitates and finally drives away. Clara lands the lead part in Hedda Gabler and invites Castella to the opening. Agitated after seeing an empty chair all night, Clara is overjoyed to see him in the audience as she takes her final bow.

Cast Edit

Themes Edit

Speaking to Paris Match in 2004 Agnès Jaoui said ; "I detest mono-cultures. The problem of identity is something very complicated with me. I am profoundly secular, but if I were attacked for being Jewish, I would scream. And I want the right to say I violently condemn the politics of Ariel Sharon, even if it's complex. It's the same thing for Jean-Pierre as it is for me, it is the individual who counts. It's the social dimension of characters that interests us, not their roots or their heredity. I detest the notion of the inward looking group. It's this we tried to say in The Taste of Others. Whether it is a religious clan or a group of snobs, it's the same in our eyes. It's the same dogma, the same fundamentalism."

Reception Edit

Critical response Edit

As of January 2022, the film holds a 98% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 60 reviews with an average rating of 7.8/10. The critical consensus states: "The Taste of Others is a fresh, witty comedy about the attraction of opposites. The characters are well-drawn and engaging and their social interactions believable."[2] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 78 out of 100, based on 24 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]

Awards and nominations Edit

Won Edit

Nominated Edit

See also Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ a b "Le Goût des autres". JP's Box-Office.
  2. ^ "The Taste of Others (Le goût des autres) (2000)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  3. ^ "The Taste of Others". Metacritic.

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Taste of Others news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Taste of Others French Le Gout des autres le ɡu dez otʁ is a 2000 French film It was directed by Agnes Jaoui and written by her and Jean Pierre Bacri It stars Jean Pierre Bacri Anne Alvaro Alain Chabat Agnes Jaoui Gerard Lanvin and Christiane Millet The Taste of OthersPosterFrenchLe gout des autresDirected byAgnes JaouiWritten byAgnes JaouiJean Pierre BacriProduced byChristian BerardCharles GassotJacques HinstinStarringAnne AlvaroJean Pierre BacriAlain ChabatAgnes JaouiGerard LanvinChristiane MilletWladimir YordanoffCinematographyLaurent DaillandEdited byHerve de LuzeMusic byJean Charles JarrelDistributed byPatheRelease date1 March 2000 2000 03 01 Running time112 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrenchBudget 10 2 million 1 Box office 23 6 million 1 It won the Cesar Award for Best Film Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress and Best Writing in 2001 and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Themes 4 Reception 4 1 Critical response 4 2 Awards and nominations 4 2 1 Won 4 2 2 Nominated 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksPlot EditCastella Bacri owns a steel factory He is told that in order to conduct a business with a group of Iranians he must learn English so he hires Clara Alvaro to teach him His wife Angelique Millet is an interior decorator who loves her dog and is in the process of working on her sister in law s apartment The couple go to the theatre where their niece is performing in a production of Berenice accompanied by the driver Bruno Chabat and Castella s temporary bodyguard Franck Lanvin While there he sees Clara who is an actress Meanwhile we learn from Franck and Bruno s conversation that the former was a police officer After working tirelessly with his partner towards bringing down a seemingly untouchable criminal their investigation was abruptly ended Franck had finally suffered enough corruption and quit the force while the partner he respected never spoke a word about it Franck sends Bruno to the bar to buy cigarettes The barmaid Manie Jaoui remembers having had sex with Bruno but Bruno regrets that he does not remember her Berenice over Clara goes to the bar with her friends including Antoine and Valerie and their conversation reveals that she is afraid of never working again after all she is forty years old Bruno whose fiance is doing an internship in the United States spends the night with Manie who it turns out sells drugs on the side and is frequently visited by clients Franck meets Manie through Bruno and they start a relationship Previously uninterested in theater and reluctant about seeing a play rather than having dinner in a restaurant Castella attends another of Clara s performance and develops a fascination with her bohemian lifestyle He joins her and her friends for lunch and attends an art show where he buys a piece However his cultural ignorance and general roughness makes him a laughingstock At the bar with Clara s friends they joke with him that Henrik Ibsen is a great comic playwright as well as other dramatists like Tennessee Williams Clara confides to her friend Manie that Castella is thick Castella s English is poor at first but he soon makes progress He and Clara move the classes from his office to an English tea room and to mark his progress he writes an awkward poem dedicated to Clara however he is dismayed when she says that she does not share the feelings expressed in his poem One day she waits at the tea room and he doesn t show up Throughout the film Bruno practices his flute which he plays in a band Later he gently complains to Manie that he hasn t received news from his girlfriend who has gone to the US for an internship Finally the girlfriend tells him that she has like him slept with someone else and also wants to stay in the States Manie has now developed an intense affair with Franck to the point that they speak of marriage jokingly they say However Franck reveals himself to be more and more angry and bothered regarding Manie s drug dealing which proves to finally end their relationship Castella and Angelique are drifting apart which is made clear when she moves the painting he bought from Clara s friend she doesn t like it and that it doesn t go with rest of the house He retorts that he can t stand living in a candy store referring to Angelique s interior decorating Clara starts to feel that her friends are taking advantage of Castella and tells him He tells her that he bought the painting and is working with her friend to redesign the front of his factory not for her but because he truly likes those things Franck s contract is finished and Bruno reveals that the corrupt politician he had tried to send to prison was finally caught by his former partner Bruno says that he thinks the partner was right to stay on the force after all This leads Franck to drive to Manie s apartment for a reconciliation From her window she sees him reach the door to the lobby but he hesitates and finally drives away Clara lands the lead part in Hedda Gabler and invites Castella to the opening Agitated after seeing an empty chair all night Clara is overjoyed to see him in the audience as she takes her final bow Cast EditJean Pierre Bacri as Jean Jacques Castella Anne Alvaro as Clara Devaux Alain Chabat as Bruno Deschamps Agnes Jaoui as Manie Gerard Lanvin as Franck Moreno Christiane Millet as Angelique Castella Wladimir Yordanoff as Antoine Anne Le Ny as Valerie Brigitte Catillon as Beatrice Castella Raphael Defour as Benoit Xavier de Guillebon as WeberThemes EditSpeaking to Paris Match in 2004 Agnes Jaoui said I detest mono cultures The problem of identity is something very complicated with me I am profoundly secular but if I were attacked for being Jewish I would scream And I want the right to say I violently condemn the politics of Ariel Sharon even if it s complex It s the same thing for Jean Pierre as it is for me it is the individual who counts It s the social dimension of characters that interests us not their roots or their heredity I detest the notion of the inward looking group It s this we tried to say in The Taste of Others Whether it is a religious clan or a group of snobs it s the same in our eyes It s the same dogma the same fundamentalism Reception EditCritical response Edit As of January 2022 update the film holds a 98 approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 60 reviews with an average rating of 7 8 10 The critical consensus states The Taste of Others is a fresh witty comedy about the attraction of opposites The characters are well drawn and engaging and their social interactions believable 2 Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 78 out of 100 based on 24 critics indicating generally favorable reviews 3 Awards and nominations Edit Won Edit Cesar Awards Best Actor Supporting Role Best Actress Supporting Role Cesar Award for Best Film Best Writing David di Donatello Awards Best Foreign Film European Film Awards Best Screenwriter Jean Pierre Bacri and Agnes Jaoui Montreal Film Festival Grand Prix des Ameriques Agnes Jaoui tied with Innocence Nominated Edit Academy Awards Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Cesar Awards Best Actor Leading Role Jean Pierre Bacri Best Actor Supporting Role Alain Chabat Best Actress Supporting Role Agnes Jaoui Best Director Agnes Jaoui Best Editing Herve de Luze European Film Awards Best Film European Discovery of the Year Agnes Jaoui See also EditList of submissions to the 73rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of French submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language FilmReferences Edit a b Le Gout des autres JP s Box Office The Taste of Others Le gout des autres 2000 Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved 29 January 2022 The Taste of Others Metacritic External links EditThe Taste of Others at IMDb The Taste of Others at Rotten Tomatoes The Taste of Others at Box Office Mojo The Taste of Others at Metacritic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Taste of Others amp oldid 1162134377, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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