The Tasting

2022 1h 32m FR

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 124

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Hortense has a big heart and no one to share it with except her cat, her embittered mom, and a group of homeless people for whom she prepares a gourmet dinner at the local church every week. While buying a nice bottle of wine, Hortense meets Jacques, a fifty-something, grumpy local cellarman. Eager to see him again, she attends a chaotic wine tasting in Jacques’ shop - meeting his best friend who clumsily tries to seduce her, and his new apprentice who turns out to have a rare gift for tasting as well as an unfiltered honesty. As Hortense and Jacques grow closer and closer, their past begins to catch up to them.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Isabelle Carré
Hortense
Bernard Campan
Jacques
Éric Viellard
Guillaume
Mounir Amamra
Steve
Olivier Claverie
Docteur Milmont
Geneviève Mnich
Danièle
Raphaël Thiéry
Roger
Pierre Bénézit
Le comptable

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ivan Calbérac
Writers: Ivan Calbérac
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Laurent Aknin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Matthieu Monteux shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Isabelle Carré and Bernard Campan and Éric Viellard carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt14504294 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ivan Calbérac directs. Laurent Aknin scores. Matthieu Monteux cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 4 years ago.
2Original score by Laurent Aknin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
3Editor Matthieu Monteux shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Isabelle Carré and Bernard Campan and Éric Viellard carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt14504294 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.