| The Taste of Others | |
Directed
by Agnès Jaoui
Starring: Gérard Lanvin, Alain Chabat, Agnès Jaoui, Jean-Pierre
Bacri, Anne Alvaro, Brigitte Catillon.
France, 2000. 112 mins.
CASTELLA (Jean-Pierre Bacri) is a successful suburban businessman caught
behind the fast-changing times. More out of boredom than out of interest, he
allows his wife ANGÉLIQUE (Christiane Millet) to drag him to a performance
of Racine's Bérénice. Much to his surprise, he is overwhelmed
by the power and beauty of the lead actress, CLARA (Anne Alvaro), who plays
the Queen. He becomes so infatuated with her that he goes back to the play night
after night. Finally, these two polar opposites are forced together when Castella
reluctantly tries to learn English for an important business deal and his English
teacher turns out to be Clara.
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THE TASTE OF OTHERS introduces us to characters the movies tend to forget: great actresses who don’t get the breaks, bored rich women with no sense of style, and sexy bartenders who can find love.
IndieWire
Aside from its classical aspirations and time-tested themes, the film understands
the futility of human connections but it delivers its disheartening message
in a way that's both damning and delightful.
French
Culture
All in all, The Taste of Others succeeds in being both a down-to-earth comedy
of manners, and an effervescent cocktail of colliding humanity.
