Taste of Others

Theatrical Release Date: 2001 02 09 (USA - Limited)

UPC: 786936175738

Studio: Miramax

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Humor, Profanity, Sexual Situations]

Summary: Agnes Jaoui co-writes and directs this romantic comedy of manners set in France's rustic Provence. Unpolished and ultra-pragmatic industrialist Jean-Jacques Castella (co-scripter Jean-Pierre Bacri) 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 (Anne Alvaro). 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. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi

Category: Comedy Drama

Awards: Best European Screenwriter – European Film Academy Best European Screenwriter – European Film Academy Grand Prix of the Americas – Montréal World Film Festival Best Actor – French Academy of Cinema Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – French Academy of Cinema Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – French Academy of Cinema Best Supporting Actress – French Academy of Cinema Best Supporting Actress – French Academy of Cinema Best Picture – French Academy of Cinema Best Director – French Academy of Cinema Best Screenplay – French Academy of Cinema Best Screenplay – French Academy of Cinema Best Editing – French Academy of Cinema Best Foreign Language Film – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Supporting Actor – French Academy of Cinema Best Supporting Actor – French Academy of Cinema

Features: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
Widescreen (2.35:1) enhanced for 16x9 televisions
Original language track (French)

Taste of Others

Format: DVD

Release Date: 02/26/2002

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Cinemascope

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 112 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) French

Subtitles: English

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
0. Chapter Selection
1. Opening Credits: Bad Oysters [4:50]
2. Fun Methods [3:48]
3. "Let Me Bite You" [5:24]
4. Remembering a Face [6:04]
5. "How Could I Remember?" [5:53]
6. "I Hate Theatre" [6:27]
7. Being in Love? [7:07]
8. "I'm Not Nice" [4:33]
9. Naivete and Legality [8:01]
10. Annoying Behavior [4:00]
11. A Discerning Crowd [7:01]
12. "Taken for a Ride" [5:42]
13. "No One Notices" [5:17]
14. Troubling Changes [5:15]
15. Making Progress? [4:26]
16. "It'll Pass" [6:22]
17. Eroding Preconceptions [10:20]
18. "Goodbyes Are Dumb" [3:40]
19. Waiting for Someone [5:23]
20. End Credits [3:05]

Jason Clark

Verbose, occasionally irritating, but often perceptive about human speech patterns and the fickle nature of individuals, Agnes Jaoui's comedy of manners recalls TV's Seinfeld in its particular way of dissecting conversation for entertainment purposes and in its depiction of sometimes unappetizing characters. But debut filmmaker Jaoui (who also plays one of the featured roles) finds the quirks in many of her characters in unusual ways, which sets her work apart from cruder efforts. More than anything, Others tries to find the root of human interaction and its subsequent effects, at times in a manner audiences might not be willing to accept, but mostly in an interesting, entertaining fashion. This film toured the world in many international film festivals, and picked up the Grand Prix des Ameriques (tied with Paul Cox's Innocence) at the 2000 Montreal World Festival. ~ Jason Clark, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Jean-Pierre Bacri  Screenwriter 
Christian Berard  Producer 
Charles Gassot  Producer 
Jacques Hinstin  Executive Producer 
Agnès Jaoui  Director 
Agnès Jaoui  Screenwriter 
Jean-Pierre Bacri  Actor 
Anne Alvaro  Actor 
Agnès Jaoui  Actor 
Gérard Lanvin  Actor 
Alain Chabat  Actor 
Brigitte Catillon  Actor 
Christiane Millet  Actor 
Vladimir Yordanoff  Actor 
Sam Karmann  Actor 

Country: France