Le goût des autres (2000)

Director:

Agnès Jaoui

Writers:

Jean-Pierre Bacri (writer)
Agnès Jaoui (writer)

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 | Iranian | English | Dog | Marriage

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
Xavier De Guillebon	...	Weber
Raphaël Dufour	...	Benoît
Bob Zaremba	...	Fred
Sam Karmann	...	Le metteur en scène
Marie Agnès Brigot	...	La secrétaire de Castella (as Marie-Agnès Brigot)
Robert Bacri	...	Le père de Castella
Désir Carré	...	Le passant
Céline Arnaud	...	Virginie
Réginald Huguenin	...	Titus
Jean-Marc Talbot	...	Antiochus
Jean-François Levistre	...	Arsace
Didier Mahieu	...	Le mari de Hedda
Stanislas De la Tousche	...	Le juge
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Camille Andraca
Bérangère Bailleul
Michel Caccia
Vanessa Chassaigne
Claude Crétient
Scali Delpeyrat
Catherine Dewitt
Vincent Fouquet
Marie-Hélène Garnier
Jérôme Huguet
Gaël Klein
Marc Le Gall
Cécile Partouche
Maryse Ravera
Laurent Savalle
Jean-Pierre Darroussin	...	Un spectateur au théâtre (uncredited)

Directed by
Agnès Jaoui

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

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
Sylvain Trystam	....	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
George Lorca	....	stunts
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)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2002) (USA) (VHS)
• Miramax Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Pathé Distribution (2001) (UK) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (Argentina) (VHS)
• 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) (USA)
It Takes All Kinds (International: English title)

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:

In the final scene of the movie Bruno (Alain Chabat) plays the theme of Edith Piaf's "Je ne regrette rien"

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2001-03-03)" (2001)

Soundtrack:

Juanita Banana

sharp, subtle, sublime

This debut for Jaoui (playing the role of Manie) as a director is a great comedy. Hilarious, but not over the top. 'Le Goût des Autres' has some very sharp dialogues filled with subtle jokes and delivered by a perfect cast. It was no surprise to learn afterwards that the same screenwriters wrote the script for 'Un Air de Famille' by Cedric Klapisch, another French comedy at its best. But this one is without a doubt one of the most enjoyable movies of the year. A well deserved Oscar-nominee for 'best foreign language film'.