The Taste of Others
aka Le goût des autres
First screened in August 2020

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Director: Agnès Jaoui. Cast: Jean-Pierre Bacri, Anne Alvaro, Gérard Lanvin, Alain Chabat, Agnès Jaoui, Christiane Millet, Wladimir Yordanoff, Raphaël Dufour, Xavier de Guillebon, Brigitte Catillon, Anne Le Ny, Robert Bacri, Céline Arnaud. Screenplay: Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri.

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Twitter Capsule: Jaoui's gift and her limit is making agreeable ensemble dramedies whose thermostats never rise above lukewarm.

VOR: ②  People, including Jaoui, talked a lot about Woody Allen in relation to this film. By no means a mere imitation—in fact, an impressive debut—but No Molds Were Broken.

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Photo © 2000 Canal+/France 2 Cinéma/Les Films A4, © 2001 Miramax Films

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B–

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Academy Award Nominations:
	Best Foreign Language Film
Other Awards:
	European Film Awards: Best European Screenplay
	César Awards (French Oscars): Best Film; Best Supporting Actress (Alvaro); Best Supporting Actor (Lanvin); Best Screenplay

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