Desire for something different
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Desire for something different |
| Original title | Le Goût des autres |
| Country of production | France |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 2000 |
| length | 112 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 6 JMK 10 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Agnes Jaoui |
| script |
Jean-Pierre Bacri Agnès Jaoui |
| production |
Christian Bérard Charles Gassot |
| music | Jean-Charles Jarrel |
| camera | Laurent Dailland |
| cut | Hervé de Luze |
| occupation | |
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Lust auf Anderes (Original title: Le Goût des autres ) is a French film by director Agnès Jaoui from 2000.
action
The French industrialist Castella wants to sign a contract with Iranian businessmen. To do this, he works with Weber, a young business consultant with a university degree that Castella does not accept. In addition, Castella is accompanied by the bodyguard Franck for insurance reasons during the time the contract is signed.
When Castella is watching a play with his wife, he falls in love with the actress Clara, who gives him English lessons as part of her acting job. In his spare time he is always looking for contact with her, but keeps making faux pas in her circle of friends of actors and artists.
Bruno, Castella's driver, sleeps with the waitress Mania, although he has a girlfriend who is doing an internship in the USA for six months. Shortly afterwards he receives a letter from her in which she confesses that she has cheated too. Franck, Castella's bodyguard, also gets to know mania through Bruno and the two start an affair. They keep joking about moving in together and getting married when Franck's job at Castella is over. Meanwhile, Bruno learns that his girlfriend wants to stay in the USA.
Castella confesses his feelings to Clara in an English poem. She tells him that she cannot reply, so he no longer shows up for class. He buys a work of art from an acquaintance of Clara and she fears that he is only doing this to make an impression on her. She confronts him and he is shocked that she does not believe him that he bought the painting because he likes it. Weber submits his resignation because Castella apparently cannot accept that he comes from a different milieu than him. Castella realizes that he has made a mistake and asks him to reconsider his decision.
When his employment relationship ends after the contract is signed, Franck goes to Mania. At the doorstep, however, he pauses, turns and drives away. Castella separates from his wife. Clara invites him to the premiere of her new play and is pleased that he appears.
Reviews
- The lexicon of international films describes lust for other things as "a social comedy rich in dialogue that is pleasantly easy to entertain and proves to be an unobtrusive intellectual study of the constraints and opportunities in life."
- epd Film states that the authors took up "the absurd sides of today's big city life, the frustrations, neuroses and tics of modern existence and used them for comedic models with a high recognition value . Completely comparable to Woody Allen, they combine wit and intelligence in their dialogues ... "
Awards (selection)
Lust for other things received the European Film Award in the category Best Screenplay in 2000 . In 2001 the film was nominated for the César in seven categories and was awarded in four of them, Best Picture , Best Supporting Actor (for Gérard Lanvin), Best Supporting Actress (for Anne Alvaro) and Best Screenplay. He won the Prix Lumières for best screenplay . At the 2001 Academy Awards , the production was nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
Web links
- The Taste of Others in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Desire for something else. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ epd film 11/2000