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The Taste of Others (2000)

The Taste of Others poster
Original title
Le Goût des autres
Directed by
Agnès Jaoui
Genre
comedy drama
Country
France
Runtime
1h 52m
Rated
14
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 369 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy businessman starts taking English lessons from an actress, which opens up his world to new people and art. The film follows several characters as they navigate class differences, personal taste, and romantic misunderstandings.

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What happens

The Taste of Others (French: Le Goût des autres [lə ɡu dez‿otʁ]) is a 2000 French film. It was directed by Agnès Jaoui, and written by her and Jean-Pierre Bacri. It stars Jean-Pierre Bacri, Anne Alvaro, Alain Chabat, Agnès Jaoui, Gérard Lanvin and Christiane Millet. It won the César Award for Best Film, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation in 2001, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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