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A Matter of Taste

2000 1h 31m Drama Crime Mystery & Thriller List
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Frederic (Bernard Giraudeau), a fastidious multimillionaire, hires Nicolas (Jean-Pierre Lorit), an impoverished waiter, to become his food taster. Awed by the extravagant salary, Nicolas leaps at the opportunity, even though it means he will have to give up smoking. As time goes by, Frederic imposes greater demands and harsher restrictions on his new employee. Nicolas is accommodating at first, but Frederic's attempts at control and manipulation soon reach dangerous levels.
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Synopsis Frederic (Bernard Giraudeau), a fastidious multimillionaire, hires Nicolas (Jean-Pierre Lorit), an impoverished waiter, to become his food taster. Awed by the extravagant salary, Nicolas leaps at the opportunity, even though it means he will have to give up smoking. As time goes by, Frederic imposes greater demands and harsher restrictions on his new employee. Nicolas is accommodating at first, but Frederic's attempts at control and manipulation soon reach dangerous levels.
Director
Bernard Rapp
Producer
Catherine Dussart, Chantal Perrin
Screenwriter
Gilles Taurand
Genre
Drama, Crime, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (DVD)
May 10, 2005
Box Office (Gross USA)
$48.6K
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
Surround