Castella is a successful industrialist, out of boredom he allows his wife to drag him to an amateur stage show. Much to his surprise he is overwhelmed by the power of the lead actress, Clara. He becomes so infatuated with her that he goes back to the play night after night. His world is turned upside down and his obession .. Read more
| Starring | Agnes Jaoui, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Gerard Lanvin, Alain Chabat |
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| Director | Agnes Jaoui |
| Genres | Comedy, World Cinema |
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"...Enjoyably nimble....Engrossing thanks both to the quality of the ensemble performances and the sympathy the film-makers extend to their credibly human characters..."
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Slick, sophisticated..
..and well performed. Very stylish French movie about the human condition in general and misconceptions in particular.
Castella is a wealthy ... read more »
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Bacri Tres Bien!
Pleasant enough but for thebrilliant Bacri would have been very average. The other stories didn't really work and there was little else that impressed. I ... read more »
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It takes all sorts
A wealthy businessman with simple tastes becomes infatuated with an actress and ingratiates himself with her circle of sophisticates, changing his outlook on ... read more »
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C'est droll.
For an ensemble piece, I found it too pedestrian. Too much conversation and too little action, maybe. But none of the characters were particularly interesting ... read more »
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Cleverly observed gentle humour
A film directed with a light, but sure, touch. The characters are well drawn and believable - the comic exchanges succeed in avoiding distorting them into ... read more »
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More French Quality
'Le Gout des Autres' focuses on how a curmudgeonly businessman's infatuation with an actress begins to change his outlook and attitude to life, and ... read more »
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Real Rubbish - Avoid It
I wasted twenty minutes of my life by watching the opening of this movie. The characters are unsympathetic and uninteresting, the plot, if there is one, is ... read more »
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Superior French film
You know French films unfold with a lot of chat and you're not always sure where they're going, but this does actually work towards a conclusion that&#... read more »
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How does it end?
How does it end? - how does it progress?
Killed it at 20 minutes. If anybody is dull enough to watch it to the end, perhaps they'll tell us if ... read more »
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Le gout des autres
different. Interesting. Te actors are brilliant.
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Bleak sophistication
A French 'comedy' which might make you weep! Life is pretty rotten; people are fairly grim and unsympathetic. But is there a last-minute gleam of hope... read more »
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