The Tasting (2022)
Hortense has a big heart and no one to share it with except her cat, her embittered mom, and a group of homeless people for whom she prepares a gourmet dinner at the local church every week. While buying a nice bottle of wine, Hortense meets Jacques, a fifty-something, grumpy local cellarman. Eager to see him again, she attends a chaotic wine tasting in Jacques’ shop - meeting his best friend who clumsily tries to seduce her, and his new apprentice who turns out to have a rare gift for tasting as well as an unfiltered honesty. As Hortense and Jacques grow closer and closer, their past begins to catch up to them.
Director: Ivan Calbérac
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Isabelle Carré as Hortense |
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Bernard Campan as Jacques |
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Éric Viellard as Guillaume |
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Mounir Amamra as Steve |
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Olivier Claverie as Docteur Milmont |
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Geneviève Mnich as Danièle |
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Raphaël Thiéry as Roger |
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Pierre Bénézit as Le comptable |
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Sephora Pondi as La collègue sage-femme |
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Jeanne Arènes as L'assistante sociale |
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Michael Perez as Barnabé |
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Boris Gillot as Sergio |
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Mathieu Lourdel as Dylan |
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Bass Dhem as Hakim |
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Jacqueline Galas as Fatou |
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Jean-Toussaint Bernard as Le patron brasserie |
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Céline Esperin as La maman à la maternité |
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Sophie de Fürst as La maman accouchement |
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Sébastien Buron as Le médecin pompier |
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Benjamin Brenière as Le pompier malaise Jacques |
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Emilie Yili Kang as La cliente #1 chez le caviste |
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Elisabeth Ventura as La cliente #2 chez le caviste |
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Constantin Vidal as Kevin |
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Théo Fresnée as Le copain de Kevin |
| Writing | Ivan Calbérac | Writer |
| Art | Lionel Callari | Property Master |
| Sound | Catherine Taïeb | ADR Supervisor |
| Sound | Damien Aubry | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Benoît Theunissen | Steadicam Operator |
| Editing | Léa Audouin | Editor |
| Production | Coralie Amédéo | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Céline Vh | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Maureen Miguel | Third Assistant Director |
| Art | Edouard Pallardy | Painter |
| Art | Clément Jolivet | Graphic Designer |
| Sound | Grégoire Chauvot | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Matthieu Monteux | Editor |
| Art | Virginie Destiné | Set Decoration |
| Production | Christophe Gomes | Casting Coordinator |
| Directing | Bastien Blum | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Nicolas Hrycaj | Video Assist Operator |
| Camera | Laurent Pouchard | Grip |
| Editing | Jean-Louis Guichaoua | Editorial Coordinator |
| Sound | Cecile Coutelier | Music Editor |
| Sound | Damien Aubry | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Art | François Pujol | Location Scout |
| Production | Christophe Desenclos | Production Manager |
| Sound | Valère Raigneau | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Matthieu Tertois | ADR Mixer |
| Directing | Clémence Benard | Additional Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Nassime Nazari | Second Assistant Director |
| Editing | Mickaël Commereuc | Colorist |
| Production | Maxime Airola | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Directing | Carole Schmidlin Blanchard | Additional Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julian Moeglin | Wardrobe Coordinator |
| Editing | Elodie Mittet | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Fabien Napoli | Colorist |
| Production | Jennifer Limam | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Marie Pierre Delabrière | Additional Casting |
| Art | Vincent Dachet | Location Scout |
| Production | Christine Mottard | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Marie Pierre Delabrière | Extras Casting |
| Sound | Grégoire Chauvot | Dialogue Editor |
| Production | Martha Le Nost | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Marie Pierre Delabrière | Casting Associate |
| Visual Effects | Tony Kock | VFX Production Coordinator |
| Art | Antoine Pépin | Graphic Designer |
| Sound | Luc Thomas | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Philippe van Leer | Foley Artist |
| Camera | Léa Riceputi | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Directing | Ivan Calbérac | Director |
| Sound | Laurent Aknin | Original Music Composer |