Le goût des autres (2000)

Director:

Agnès Jaoui

Writers:

Jean-Pierre Bacri
Agnès Jaoui

Release Date:

1 March 2000 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

The Sexy Comedy About Good Taste... And Bad Manners!

Plot:

Three men, three women, opposites, possibilities, and tastes. Castella owns a industrial steel barrel...

Plot Keywords:

Love | English | Marriage | Steel Barrel | Bodyguard

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 14 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Anne Alvaro	...	Clara Devaux
Jean-Pierre Bacri	...	Jean-Jacques Castella
Alain Chabat	...	Bruno Deschamps
Agnès Jaoui	...	Manie
Gérard Lanvin	...	Franck Moreno
Christiane Millet	...	Angélique
Wladimir Yordanoff	...	Antoine
Anne Le Ny	...	Valérie, l'habilleuse
Brigitte Catillon	...	Béatrice Castella
Raphaël Dufour	...	Benoît
Xavier De Guillebon	...	Weber
Camille Andraca
Céline Arnaud	...	Virginie
Robert Bacri	...	Le père de Castella
Marie Agnès Brigot	...	La secrétaire de Castella (as Marie-Agnès Brigot)
Michel Caccia
Désir Carré	...	Le passant
Claude Crétient
Scali Delpeyrat
Jérôme Huguet
Sam Karmann	...	Le metteur en scène
Gaël Klein
Cécile Partouche
Bob Zaremba	...	Fred
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bérangère Bailleul
Vanessa Chassaigne
Catherine Dewitt
Vincent Fouquet
Marie-Hélène Garnier
Réginald Huguenin	...	Titus
Stanislas De la Tousche	...	Le juge
Marc Le Gall
Jean-François Levistre	...	Arsace
Didier Mahieu	...	Le mari de Hedda
Maryse Ravera
Laurent Savalle
Jean-Marc Talbot	...	Antiochus
Jean-Pierre Darroussin	...	Un spectateur au théâtre (uncredited)

Directed by
Agnès Jaoui

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jean-Pierre Bacri
Agnès Jaoui

Produced by
Christian Bérard	....	producer
Charles Gassot	....	producer
Jacques Hinstin	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Jean-Charles Jarrel

Cinematography by
Laurent Dailland

Film Editing by
Hervé de Luze

Casting by
Brigitte Moidon

Production Design by
François Emmanuelli

Set Decoration by
Marie Cheminal

Costume Design by
Jackie Budin		(as Jackie Stephens-Budin)

Makeup Department
Sarah Guetta	....	hair stylist
Philippe Mangin	....	hair stylist
Jacky Reynal		(as Jackie Reynal)
Catherine Vrignaud	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Daniel Chevalier	....	production manager
Marie-Paule Ester	....	assistant production manager
Roland Godard	....	unit manager
Trystram Sylvain	....	unit manager
Bruno Vatin	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sébastien Deux	....	second assistant director
Antoine Garceau	....	first assistant director
Beryl Peillard	....	assistant director trainee

Art Department
Marie Cheminal	....	set dresser
Ludovic Erbelding	....	construction coordinator
Denis Hager	....	property master
Philippe Lacomblez	....	first assistant decorator
Marie Rossignol	....	painter

Sound Department
Jacques Ballay	....	sound assistant
Nicolas Becker	....	foley artist
Laurent Boudaud	....	sound engineer
Katia Boutin	....	dialogue editor
Assia Dnednia	....	assistant foley artist (as Assia Zipper-Dnednia)
Jean-Pierre Duret	....	sound engineer
Philippe Escanecrabe	....	sound mixer
Dominique Gaborieau	....	sound
Michel Klochendler	....	sound editor
Jean-Noël Yven	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Georges Demétrau	....	special effects
Pascal Fauvelle	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Frederic Moreau	....	visual effects

Stunts
Jorge Lorca	....	stunts (as George Lorca)
Yoni Roch	....	stunts
Daniel Vérité	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Olivier Banon	....	first assistant camera
Touffik Chih	....	grip
Patrick de Ranter	....	Steadicam operator
Gil Fontbonne	....	key grip
Philippe Giblin	....	electrician
Tiphaine Helary	....	assistant camera
Océane Lavergne	....	second assistant camera
Olivier Neveu	....	electrician
Pascal Pajaud	....	gaffer
Nicolas Sommermeyer	....	grip
Bernard Tissier	....	camera operator: "b" camera

Casting Department
Laurent Soulet	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sophie Breton	....	costumer
Ann Dunsford	....	costumer (as Anne Dunsford-Varenne)

Editorial Department
Elise Fievet	....	assistant editor
Céline Jolivel	....	assistant editor
Isabelle Julien	....	color timer

Music Department
Edouard Dubois	....	music consultant
Valérie Lindon	....	music producer

Other crew
Sylvie Chevereau-Marchais	....	production administrator
Marie-Paule Ester	....	production secretary
Brigitte Hedou	....	script supervisor (as Brigitte Hédou-Prat)
Thierry Valletoux	....	reportage

Production Companies

• Canal+
• France 2 Cinéma
• Les Films A4

Distributors

• Pathé (2000) (France) (theatrical)
• A-Film Distribution (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Artistas Argentinos Asociados (AAA) (2001) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Miramax Films (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• Miramax Zoë (2001) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Offline Releasing (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• Tobis StudioCanal (2000) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United King Films (2001) (Israel) (theatrical)
• Vértigo Films (2000) (Spain) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Atlantic Film (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2002) (USA) (VHS)
• Miramax Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Pathé Distribution (2001) (UK) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2001) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Twin Pics (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Cinéart Collection)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Also Known As:

"The Taste of Others" - Canada (English title), International (English title) (imdb display title), USA
"Le Gout des Autres" - UK (imdb display title)
"I andras ögon" - Finland (Swedish title), Sweden
"Ízlés dolga" - Hungary (imdb display title)
"De andres smag" - Denmark
"El gusto de los otros" - Argentina
"Gusta i gusciki" - Poland
"Il gusto degli altri" - Italy
"Kukin makunsa mukaan" - Finland
"Lust auf anderes" - Germany
"O Gosto dos Outros" - Portugal
"Para todos los gustos" - Spain
"Peri orexeos..." - Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title)
"Teiste maitse" - Estonia

MPAA:

Rated R for language and drug content

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Canada:14+ (Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Chile:14 | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:6 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIA | Italy:T | Netherlands:AL | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France

Company:

Canal+

Trivia:

The movie takes place and was shot in Rouen, Upper Normandy.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Episode dated 3 March 2001" (2001)

Soundtrack:

Danielle Steel's Palomino

Patience well rewarded

A slice of potentially real French life, elegantly portrayed with the believable people ('characters' is the wrong word) being eminently watchable. It's a witty comedy that plays as a tragedy. The excellent screenplay reveals itself hesitantly, but that is the charm. The audience joins the story in the middle and leaves it before the end. The subtle everyday conflict of clashing tastes born of different beliefs - and no few prejudices - may seem rather boring plot compared with the latest Hollywood caper, but it leaves a magnificent impression of social relevance. And if you have not experienced the culture of everyday France, pay attention to the focal point the cafe takes. A word of praise to the two main architects: co-author (Agnes Jaoui) who directs herself as the barmaid (Manie) and her coauthor (Jean-Pierre Bacri) who writes himself the somewhat awful role of Castella. I must look out for their other works.