Sunday 4th November 5:30 PM
Le Gout des Autres
(The Taste Of Others)
Details
Director: Agnès Jaoui Country: FranceCert: 15 Year: 1999 Length: 112 minsLanguage: French
Synopsis
Dragged by his wife to the local theatre, factory-owner Castella falls heavily for the leading lady. He must reform his lifestyle, which leads to complications of his own and other people's taste, and to several complications of the heart. Attempts to cross borders and intermingle in society create much mirth in this Oscar-nominated Gallic web.
Critics
French cinema has produced an exemplary ensemble piece, with a script as warm, witty and insightful as the performances
Jason Kosner, BBC Online
A film that's rich with vivid characters and revelations about the illogical yet human ways in which we crash and intersect
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle
A divine comedy
Empire
Witty, astute, beautifully acted
The Times.