Priceless (2006 film)
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| Directed by | Pierre Salvadori |
| Written by | Pierre Salvadori Benoît Graffin |
| Produced by | Philippe Martin |
| Starring | Gad Elmaleh Audrey Tautou Marie-Christine Adam |
| Cinematography | Gilles Henry |
| Edited by | Isabelle Devinck |
| Music by | Camille Bazbaz |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release dates | November 18, 2006 (France) |
Running time | 104 min. |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Priceless (French: Hors de prix) is a 2006 French film directed by Pierre Salvadori. It is considered his skillfully, wittily adapted interpretation of Blake Edwards' film Breakfast at Tiffany's.[citation needed]
Plot
Jean (Gad Elmaleh), a shy waiter at a luxury hotel, pretends to be a millionaire and awakens the interest of Irène (Audrey Tautou), an adventurer who makes wealthy men pay for her bills. When Irène discovers who Jean really is, she escapes. However, Jean is in love and goes after her, finding her at Côte d'Azur. Pursuing her, he spends all the money to his name to pay for her presence, until he uses his final euro for "10 more seconds". When she leaves him for richer men and he is left with a hotel bill he can't pay, he is picked up by a wealthy widow and assumes the lifestyle of the one she pursues. Now that they are "equals", she teaches him the tricks of gold-digging and he soon wheedles a 30,000 Euro watch from his supporter. Jean and Irene steal away from their patrons at every chance they get, and eventually are caught kissing by Irène's patron. Furious, he leaves her with nothing but a sarong and the swim suit she is wearing. Jean sells his watch to buy her a week's stay in their hotel, a gorgeous evening gown, and the invitation to a party they both attend. His patron is at first furious with his sell, but is calmed and pleased when he gives her a beautiful pair of earrings he also bought with the money, proving himself a skillful gold digger when she later gives him a scooter. Irene shows up at the party and sees her original patron with another woman, and decides to steal him back with Jean's help. Even though his patron dumps him for it, Jean pretends to be a wealthy prince and goes up to his room with the woman Irene's patron is with, and Irene takes her old man up to his room across from Jean's. Hoping her patron will catch his woman with Jean, she at first tries to direct his attention to the window, but finds herself caught seeing Jean with another woman. She runs to his room, leaving the wealthy man and her only chance at a glamorous lifestyle, and tells Jean of her feelings. The movie ends as they ride off in his scooter, Irene barefoot.
Cast
- Audrey Tautou: Irène
- Gad Elmaleh: Jean
- Marie-Christine Adam: Madeleine
- Vernon Dobtcheff: Jacques
- Jacques Spiesser: Gilles
- Annelise Hesme: Agnès
Critical reception
Western critics gave the film generally favorable reviews. As of May 1, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 84% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 45 reviews.[1] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 68 out of 100, based on 8 reviews.[2]
References
- ^ "Priceless Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ^ "Priceless (2008): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
External links
- Official site (French)
- Priceless at IMDb
- Priceless at Rotten Tomatoes
- Priceless at Metacritic
- Priceless at AllMovie
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