Le goût des autres 2000

Critics score:
100 / 100

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Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: The more we see of these people, the more we understand their foibles and the more they amuse and captivate us. Read more

Susan Stark, Detroit News: Read more

Jane Sumner, Dallas Morning News: Slyly written, the intelligent social satire is surely acted and ... confidently, ably directed. Read more

Stephen Holden, New York Times: It captures the social pulse of its adult urban milieu to the fraction of a second and leaves you with the sense of being on intimate terms with its fully rounded characters. Read more

Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle: Rich with gentle humor and insight. Read more

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: By the end, we know and admire these strong willed people. Read more

Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: The movie's unique appeal lies less in the style than the substance -- particularly, in the emerging hero at the centre of the tale. Read more

Jan Stuart, Newsday: A glorious comic jewel whose gleaming facets belie the often painful truths that dwell at its center. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: One of the delights of The Taste of Others is that it is so smart and wears its intelligence lightly. Read more

Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle: Rich with vivid characters and revelations about the illogical yet human ways in which we crash and intersect. Read more

Peter Howell, Toronto Star: Succeeds with believable characters and situations born of lives well studied. Read more

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J. Hoberman, Village Voice: A pleasant time-passer. Read more

Rita Kempley, Washington Post: A worldly-wise, compassionate and charmingly acted Gallic comedy. Read more

Eve Zibart, Washington Post: There are some things the French do better than we do, and the small movie is one. Read more