The Taste of Others (2000)
Unpolished and ultra-pragmatic industrialist Jean-Jacques Castella reluctantly attends Racine's tragedy "Berenice" in order to see his niece play a bit part. He is taken with the play's strangely familiar-looking leading lady Clara Devaux. During the course of the show, Castella soon remembers that he once hired and then promptly fired the actress as an English language tutor. He immediately goes out and signs up for language lessons. Thinking that he is nothing but an ill-tempered philistine with bad taste, Clara rejects him until Castella charms her off her feet.
Director:
Agnès Jaoui
Writers:
Jean-Pierre Bacri, Agnès Jaoui.
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Agnès Jaoui as Manie |
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Jean-Pierre Bacri as Jean-Charles Castella |
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Anne Alvaro as Clara Devaux |
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Alain Chabat as Bruno Deschamps |
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Gérard Lanvin as Franck Moreno |
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Christiane Millet as Angélique |
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Wladimir Yordanoff as Antoine |
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Brigitte Catillon as Béatrice Castella |
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Raphaël Defour as Benoît |
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Anne Le Ny as Valérie |
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Xavier de Guillebon as Weber |
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Sam Karmann as Le metteur en scène |
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Robert Bacri as Le père de Castella |
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Michel Caccia as Le peintre |
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Jean-Pierre Darroussin as Un spectateur au théâtre |
| Writing | Jean-Pierre Bacri | Screenplay |
| Sound | Jean-Charles Jarrel | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Laurent Dailland | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Agnès Jaoui | Director |
| Writing | Agnès Jaoui | Screenplay |
| Production | Christian Bérard | Producer |
| Editing | Hervé de Luze | Editor |
| Sound | Jean-Noël Yven | Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | Ludovic Erbelding | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | François Emmanuelli | Production Design |
| Camera | Bernard Tissier | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Pascal Pajaud | Gaffer |
| Production | Charles Gassot | Producer |
| Art | Marie Cheminal | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Katia Boutin | Dialogue Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jackie Budin | Costume Design |
| Camera | Olivier Banon | First Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Philippe Mangin | Hairstylist |
| Visual Effects | Frédéric Moreau | Visual Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Catherine Vrignaud | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Pascal Fauvelle | Special Effects |
| Art | Anne Passelergue | Assistant Art Director |
| Production | Brigitte Moidon | Casting |
| Camera | Patrick De Ranter | Steadicam Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Guetta | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Nicolas Becker | Foley |
| Directing | Brigitte Hedou | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Georges Demétrau | Special Effects |