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IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
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Why this pick
Jaoui again dissects status, artistic ambition and private insecurity with the same generous, quietly barbed ensemble touch—allowing initially difficult people to become unexpectedly affecting.
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Why this pick
A tightly observed family gathering turns small resentments and social performances into sharp, compassionate comedy, with the conversational precision associated with Jaoui and Bacri.
03
Why this pick
This dry, humane comedy finds affection in an unlikely cross-class friendship, using patient observation and deadpan detail rather than broad punchlines.
04
Why this pick
Like The Taste of Others, it lets social rituals, awkward conversations and minor disappointments reveal character, balancing rueful humor with deep compassion for imperfect adults.
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Why this pick
A more farcical cousin to Jaoui’s social comedy: smug cultural judgments and casual cruelty ricochet through a carefully escalating evening, while the characters’ certainties are neatly undermined.
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01 / THE STORY
Castella (Bacri) owns a steel factory. He is told that in order to conduct a business with a group of Iranians, he must learn English, so he hires Clara (Alvaro) to teach him. His wife, Angelique (Millet), is an interior decorator who loves her dog and is in the process of working on her sister-in-law's apartment. The couple go to the theatre, where their niece is performing in a production of ''Bérénice'', accompanied by the driver, Bruno (Chabat), and Castella's temporary bodyguard, Franck (Lanvin). While there, he sees Clara, who is an actress. Meanwhile, we learn from Franck and Bruno's conversation that the former was a police officer. After working tirelessly with his partner towards bringing down a seemingly untouchable criminal, their investigation was abruptly ended. Franck had finally suffered enough corruption and quit the force, while the partner he respected never spoke a word about it.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
Clara Devaux
Jean-Charles Castella
Bruno Deschamps
Manie
Franck Moreno
Angélique
Antoine
Valérie, l'habilleuse
