It is an interesting character study as far as it goes, but it seems a bit slight and low-key. It isn't simplistic, but it isn't all that rich and complex, either.
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09/11/01
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The Taste of Others (2001)
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Reviews Counted:57
Fresh:57
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7.9/10
Consensus: The Taste of Others is a fresh, witty comedy about the attraction of opposites. The characters are well-drawn and engaging and their social interactions believable.
Theatrical Release:Feb 9, 2001 Limited
Synopsis: CASTELLA (Jean-Pierre Bacri) is a successful suburban businessman caught behind the fast-changing times. More out of boredom than out of interest, he allows his wife ANGÉLIQUE (Christiane Millet)... [More]
Starring: Jean-Pierre Bacri, Christiane Millet, Anne Alvaro, Alain Chabat
Director: Agnes Jaoui
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Reviews for The Taste of Others
A genial yet insightful comedy-drama, a film of rare grace and honest humor.
09/11/01
An affectionate portrait of a cross section of humanity.
08/24/01
Jaoui ... has an unerring eye for the things men and women do to impress each other.
07/12/01
There are some things the French do better than we do, and the small movie is one.
06/29/01
A worldly-wise, compassionate and charmingly acted Gallic comedy.
06/29/01
Top CriticConfirms that France may be producing, per capita, more good films than any country on the globe.
06/15/01
Top CriticAn alert, unusually observant comedy of manners that is often very funny and cynical about human foibles but also comes with a melancholy underlay that's pensive and tender.
06/04/01
An exemplary ensemble piece, with a script as warm, witty and insightful as the performances.
05/29/01
May well be one of the best ensemble performances this year.
05/29/01
Diff’rent strokes isn’t an original theme, but in the hands of so capable an ensemble it takes on unexpected poignance.
05/28/01
Rich with gentle humor and insight.
05/25/01
Top CriticThis warm, funny, all too human story is about how people's myopia can lead them astray in their search for happiness.
05/23/01
The characters prove to be engaging and their quite real human emotions are enough to carry it.
05/21/01
The characters are so appealing that you can't help but fall in love with them.
05/18/01
Will entertain and provoke, and leave a flavorful memory behind.
04/30/01
Rich with vivid characters and revelations about the illogical yet human ways in which we crash and intersect.
04/10/01
Top CriticThis charming French film reveals that there is no certainty in any romantic relationship except the prospect of more and more complications.
04/06/01
The spirit of belonging is delicately captured by one of the film's concluding scenes.
04/03/01
Good-hearted and deeply funny.
03/30/01
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