The central theme explores how social class and cultural "taste"—what people read, watch, or eat—serve as barriers to human connection.
Obsessed with her, he restarts his English lessons to be near her and attempts to integrate into her sophisticated, bohemian circle of artistic friends. The Taste of Others(2000)
Castella is moved to tears by the lead actress, Clara, whom he recognizes as a woman he recently dismissed as a potential English tutor. The central theme explores how social class and
The film also interweaves the lives of Castella’s chauffeur, Bruno, and his temporary bodyguard, Franck, who both become entangled with Manie, a free-spirited barmaid and casual drug dealer. Key Themes The film also interweaves the lives of Castella’s
The story focuses on how a "little taste of someone else's very different life" can spark personal growth and greater self-awareness. Main Cast
The film follows Jean-Jacques Castella, a successful but unrefined businessman who is bored with his life and his wife’s "frou-frou" interior decorating. His world changes when he is reluctantly dragged to a local performance of Racine’s tragedy Bérénice .
The Taste of Others (Le goût des autres); Review by Robert Pruter