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The Taste of Others (Le Goût des autres, 2000) is a sharp French comedy-drama you can watch online on iFILM. Written and directed by Agnès Jaoui — who also stars — the film took home the César for Best Film and Best Writing, then landed an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.
Blunt industrialist Jean-Jacques Castella stumbles into a theatre to watch a play and finds himself fascinated by the lead actress — the very woman he once fired without a thought. She's unimpressed. He's hopelessly out of his depth in her world of artists and regulars at the local bar. Around the two of them spins an ensemble of mismatched people: a bodyguard, a driver, a waitress, a decorator — all wanting something from someone who doesn't quite see them.
Jaoui keeps the comedy dry and the class critique precise. Nobody gets a neat arc, nobody converts entirely — which is exactly what makes it feel true. Stream The Taste of Others (2000) online on iFILM.
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