It highlights the snobbery of the "intellectual" class toward the "uncultured" wealthy, as well as Castella’s own initial narrow-mindedness.
The Taste of Others (Le goût des autres); Review by Robert Pruter 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. It highlights the snobbery of the "intellectual" class
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
Obsessed with her, he restarts his English lessons to be near her and attempts to integrate into her sophisticated, bohemian circle of artistic friends.
(French: Le Goût des autres ) is a critically acclaimed 2000 French comedy of manners that explores the social and cultural divides between disparate groups of people in a provincial French town. It marked the directorial debut of Agnès Jaoui, who co-wrote the screenplay with her longtime collaborator and partner Jean-Pierre Bacri. Plot Overview