French screenwriter and actress Agnès Jaoui's assured directorial debut is a funny, clever, and moving examination of the intertwining love lives and differing cultural standpoints of an unlikely group of men and women. When Castella (Jean-Pierre Bacri), a successful factory owner bored with his workaday life, unwillingly accompanies his shrill, high-strung wife, Angelique (Christiane Millet) to a performance of Racine's BÉRÉNICE, he falls hard for the lead actress, Clara (Anne Alvaro). Meanwhile, during the performance, Castella's chauffeur, Deschamps (Alain Chabat) has a surprise run-in with Manie, (Agnès Jaoui), a bartender with whom he once had a one-night stand. This touches off a discussion about women and sex with Castella's hard-edged bodyguard, Moreno (Gerard Lanvin), who warns Deschamps about his romantic naiveté. Castella's new goal to pursue the intelligent, sophisticated Clara is aided by fate when she becomes his English instructor. Clara, along with her artistic friends, however, is less than enthralled by Castella's tactlessness and lack of culture. At the same time, the soulful Deschamps, cynical Moreno, and cool, carefree Manie enter into an unexpected relationship. Jaoui's accomplished, funny tale features excellent performances, and is a wise look at the complexities of love and the errors people make in falsely judging each other.
Theatrical Release: February 9, 2001 (NY).
February 13, 2001 (LA).
Agnès Jaoui and her husband, Jean-Pierre Bacri (Castella) co-wrote the film. They have collaborated previously on several plays for which they also wrote the screen adaptations, including UN AIR DE FAMILLE, and SAME OLD SONG for which they won screenwriting Cesárs.
Jaoui cast Anne Alvaro as Clara, because like her character, Alvaro has been an eminent yet unknown stage actress for many years.
The film has been nominated for 8 Cesár awards (the French Oscar), including Best Film and Best Director.
The film is France's entry for Best Foreign Language Film for the 2001 Academy Awards.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound - French
Distributor Notes: The Taste Of Others
Fun, sexy, and richly rewarding, THE TASTE OF OTHERS earned an Academy Award(R) nomination as Best Foreign Language Film (2000). The lives and loves of several completely opposite men and women artfully intersect in what becomes a delightfully funny web of romantic entanglements! While negotiating differences in wealth and status, style and taste, this vivid collection of characters mix and match in outrageously volatile combinations! Internationally acclaimed for its sexy comic sophistication -- expect the unexpected from this uncommonly entertaining motion picture!
Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
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Review 1:
"...A witty, sociologically astute reflection on the attraction between opposites....[A] beautifully acted movie..."
Source: New York Times
p.E24 02/09/2001
Review 2:
"...Jaoui creates a wonderful scenario....By the end, we know and admire these strong-willed people..."
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.73 02/16/2001
Review 3:
"...Enjoyably nimble....Engrossing thanks both to the quality of the ensemble performances and the sympathy the film-makers extend to their credibly human characters..."
Source: Total Film
p.102 06/01/2001
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