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The Escort [DVD] [2000]

DVD ~ Daniel Auteuil
3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Daniel Auteuil, Stuart Townsend, Liza Walker, Noah Taylor, Frances Barber
  • Directors: Michel Blanc
  • Writers: Michel Blanc, Hanif Kureishi, Nick Love
  • Producers: Annabel Karouby, Claude Berri, Pierre Grunstein, Romain Brémond
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English, French
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Pathe Distribution
  • DVD Release Date: 25 Feb 2002
  • Run Time: 106 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005UWP5
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 16,380 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Special Features
1.85 Wide Screen
16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
DVD 9
English
Region 2


Synopsis
In Michel Blanc's THE ESCORT, Pierre (Daniel Auteuil) leaves his family and flees to London to work on a novel. There he meets Tom (Stuart Townsend), a male escort, who leads Pierre into his underground world of sex and money. However, the more time Pierre spends servicing unfulfilled women, the further away he drifts from his book and his old life.

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars NOT Pornography, 14 Jul 2003
By A Customer
I first saw part of this movie on television. I bought the DVD to see the rest of the movie and it's great! I would recommend this movie to anyone who likes a film with a serious, yet quirky plot that at the same time is somewhat amusing.

While the cover of this DVD may suggest otherwise, this movie is not pornographic! So if you're looking for pornography, please look elsewhere. I'm really disappointed that they chose such a cover for this DVD because it doesn't reflect the content of the movie at all. Don't be mislead and please don't judge a DVD by its cover!

The story is about a struggling French writer/lecturer, Pierre (Auteuil), who abruptly leaves his family one day and travels to London because he feels that he has lived a boring life; "a life without any risks". Pierre, who is clearly suffering through a mid-life crisis, hopes to find some inspiration for his novel in a bustling new city. Whilst in London, he accidentally befriends Tom (Townsend), the charming owner of a cafe who also happens to be a part-time male escort. From this chance encounter with Tom, Pierre eventually scores a menial job working for Tom at his cafe. It is also from Tom that Pierre accidentally stumbles upon male escorting as a means to make his ends meet. But instead of spending time on his novel, Pierre eventually becomes fully entrenched in his risky new lifestyle, thereby leaving no time for his writing. As a result, the relationship between Pierre and Tom gradually becomes strained as the lines between employer, colleague and friendship are blurred. Not only does Pierre lose his only friend, Tom, he also loses his family and ultimately, himself.

Contrary to what you may have heard, there is not a lot of French dialogue in this movie. There are about 3 short scenes, with French in them: the scene where Pierre speaks with his wife on the phone, the scene where he speaks with his son on the streets of London and the scene where he speaks with his wife on a bus. Plus, these are all subtitled on this UK edition DVD anyway.

This is an excellent movie and I hope you enjoy it.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Good example of contemporary French cinema, 5 Feb 2007
By Olga A. Baird (Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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I am not sure that a psychological crisis of an over-forty French writer, a husband and father, and his strange dependance on a young and cynical man in London who provides male escorts, is really a topic which I would like to investigate and analyse.
It is well filmed. The actors perform very professionally. As a fan of Daniel Auteuil, I would say that this is not his best role, although the moral degradation of a hero is shown very carefully.

I would recommend this film as a good example of modern cinematograph, and another example of professional abilities of Daniel Auteuil. But NOT as a pleasant evening entertainment after a day of hard work...
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Strongly Recommend, 10 Mar 2005
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I strongly recommend you to watch this film, because the story unlike most movies these days tell you something new that you can never imagine in your normal life. If you are going to London for the 1st time the film gives you some clues about London society in a different point of view from usual tourist guides for example when the film starts with a very old trick in SOHO area I admired the director and players that it seemed to me like a true documentary film. The film also shows you the reality of an unemployed man and his new life after he is separated from his wife, which can be so bitter.
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2.0 out of 5 stars It's a neither film
Quite pointless really, clearly what they put on the cover is to entice wider audience from shall we say, "adult" category, so they will be disappointed as equally those expecting... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Trionon

5.0 out of 5 stars Pick Up The Escort.
I first saw part of this movie on television. I bought the DVD to see the rest of the movie and it's great! Read more
Published on 7 Jul 2003

4.0 out of 5 stars Not A Porno!
I first saw part of this movie on television. I bought the DVD to see the rest of the movie and it's great! Read more
Published on 4 Jul 2003

2.0 out of 5 stars disappointing in spite of promising storyline & casting
Auteill in the role of a writer with anabsolute writer's block turns to the unknown world of male escort business, encouraged by Townsend. Read more
Published on 26 May 2002

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