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Glossy French comedy starring Audrey Tautou as a sexy, unscrupulous gold-digger with an insatiable taste for the high life. When shy hotel employee Jean (Gad Elmaleh) encounters the beautiful Irene (Tautou), he doesn't let on that he's just a bartender. Assuming Jean is another of those wealthy men she's accustomed to, Irene proceeds to clean him out by taking his credit card and buying a wardrobeful of designer clothes. When she finally discovers his lowly status, she quickly hightails it for the French Riviera. The lovestruck Jean, however, decides to pursue her and ends up apeing his beloved by becoming a gigolo. While advising him on this unlikely career, Irene finds herself slowly being drawn to the new Jean...
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56 of 58 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. L. Moreland
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What a wonderful film! Audrey Tatou (of Amelie fame) is an excellent actress and shines in this film. She looks stunning throughout.
Audrey Tatou is Irene, a lady or questionable morals, who is a gold digger, meeting men and spending their money on a lavish lifestye - jewelery, clothes, hotel suites etc. One night she meets Jean, played by Gad Elmaleh, who is a waiter she mistakes for a wealthy man. Not wanting to reveal his true identity he pretends he is rich. When Irene finds out she is not pleased but by this time Jean is smitten and willingly spends his life savings trying to give her what she wants. Irene willingly takes it all and then dumps him when the money runs out. Stranded in a hotel with no way to pay the bill, Jean finds himself an older woman and soon finds himself in Irene's business!. As Irene teaches Jean the tricks of the trade she starts to realise that some things in life are worth more than money!
This is a touching and very funny comedy. the actors are flawless and the locations are beautiful. If you like French language films or romantic comedies this film is a must, you wont be dissapointed!
Audrey Tatou is Irene, a lady or questionable morals, who is a gold digger, meeting men and spending their money on a lavish lifestye - jewelery, clothes, hotel suites etc. One night she meets Jean, played by Gad Elmaleh, who is a waiter she mistakes for a wealthy man. Not wanting to reveal his true identity he pretends he is rich. When Irene finds out she is not pleased but by this time Jean is smitten and willingly spends his life savings trying to give her what she wants. Irene willingly takes it all and then dumps him when the money runs out. Stranded in a hotel with no way to pay the bill, Jean finds himself an older woman and soon finds himself in Irene's business!. As Irene teaches Jean the tricks of the trade she starts to realise that some things in life are worth more than money!
This is a touching and very funny comedy. the actors are flawless and the locations are beautiful. If you like French language films or romantic comedies this film is a must, you wont be dissapointed!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
Having enjoyed this charming film immensely on dvd just had to get the blu ray.
A normally reliable US review site (dvdtalk) had given mediocre ratings on the picture and sound quality, unjustifiably in my opinion.
I seriously wonder what the reviewer was watching it on as this blu ray
blows the dvd out of the water in a straight comparison on my set up.
The 1080p picture looks absolutely gorgeous as you would expect for a film shot around the French Riviera. As does Audrey Tautou who is possibly the most talented and beautiful actress working today.
So nice to see her speaking her native language again.
The audio track is lossless French dolby truehd, NOT DTS as per amazon details, or dolby digital 5.1 as per back cover.
The audio works fine for the material,it is not Die Hard 4.0!
Subtitles are Spanish or English only (real shame if you are French and HOH).
Not much in the way of extras but who needs them for a movie like this?
If you have seen this you must get the blu ray (only available from US but plays region ALL).
If you haven't seen it then try something a little different instead of Hollywood churn.
A normally reliable US review site (dvdtalk) had given mediocre ratings on the picture and sound quality, unjustifiably in my opinion.
I seriously wonder what the reviewer was watching it on as this blu ray
blows the dvd out of the water in a straight comparison on my set up.
The 1080p picture looks absolutely gorgeous as you would expect for a film shot around the French Riviera. As does Audrey Tautou who is possibly the most talented and beautiful actress working today.
So nice to see her speaking her native language again.
The audio track is lossless French dolby truehd, NOT DTS as per amazon details, or dolby digital 5.1 as per back cover.
The audio works fine for the material,it is not Die Hard 4.0!
Subtitles are Spanish or English only (real shame if you are French and HOH).
Not much in the way of extras but who needs them for a movie like this?
If you have seen this you must get the blu ray (only available from US but plays region ALL).
If you haven't seen it then try something a little different instead of Hollywood churn.
47 of 53 people found the following review helpful
By saz
Format:DVD
I have just seen this film at the cinema and can't rate it highly enough. Even my partner who doesn't exactly share my love of French movies and came along under duress enjoyed it (helped I suspect by the stunning Audrey Tautou!).
You can't help but warm to the characters despite their dubious 'profession' and the film is sharp, genuinely funny and warm without any Hollywood syrupyness or sexing up. A special mention has to go to Gad Elmaleh who was perfect as the endearing and enduring (and gorgeous) Jean.
A genuine romantic comedy without the dreadful girly/meg ryan-esque/hollywood connotations if that makes sense!
You dont have to be into French cinema to love this, but if you like Amelie, Audrey Tautou or just good movies then I'd recommend this.
You can't help but warm to the characters despite their dubious 'profession' and the film is sharp, genuinely funny and warm without any Hollywood syrupyness or sexing up. A special mention has to go to Gad Elmaleh who was perfect as the endearing and enduring (and gorgeous) Jean.
A genuine romantic comedy without the dreadful girly/meg ryan-esque/hollywood connotations if that makes sense!
You dont have to be into French cinema to love this, but if you like Amelie, Audrey Tautou or just good movies then I'd recommend this.
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