The Taste of Others (Le goût des autres); Review by Robert Pruter
(French: Le Goût des autres ) is a critically acclaimed 2000 French comedy of manners that explores the social and cultural divides between disparate groups of people in a provincial French town. It marked the directorial debut of Agnès Jaoui, who co-wrote the screenplay with her longtime collaborator and partner Jean-Pierre Bacri. Plot Overview The Taste of Others(2000)
The film also interweaves the lives of Castella’s chauffeur, Bruno, and his temporary bodyguard, Franck, who both become entangled with Manie, a free-spirited barmaid and casual drug dealer. Key Themes The Taste of Others (Le goût des autres);
The film follows Jean-Jacques Castella, a successful but unrefined businessman who is bored with his life and his wife’s "frou-frou" interior decorating. His world changes when he is reluctantly dragged to a local performance of Racine’s tragedy Bérénice . Key Themes The film follows Jean-Jacques Castella, a