Priceless (2008)

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Rating: PG-13

Release Date: Mar 28, 2008

Running Time: 104 mins.

Country Of Origin: France

starring:

Audrey Tautou, Gad Elmaleh, Vernon Dobtcheff, Marie-Christine Adam, Jacques Spiesser, Annelise Hesme, Charlotte Vermeil, Claudine Baschet, Laurent Claret, Jean DeConinck

director:

Pierre Salvadori

Priceless (Hors de prix)

Priceless [Hors de prix]

In the south of France, Jean, a shy young bartender, is mistaken for a millionaire by a beautiful, scheming opportunist named Irene. When Irene discovers his true identity, she abandons him, only to find that a love-struck Jean has no intention of letting her get away. Jean’s comical attempts to gain her affections gradually evolve into setting himself up as a gigolo at a luxury hotel, until Irene finally starts to warm to her persistent, persuasive suitor.

There hasn't been a big-screen romantic comedy as clever, sexy, fun, and downright wonderful as Priceless in eons. This French farce is an instant classic.

Story

Gorgeous Irene (the extraordinary Audrey Tautou) loves her life as the girlfriend of an ultra-wealthy, much-older man (Vernon Dobtcheff). The clothes, the shoes, the food, the five-star hotels! But he gets drunk and passes out on the night of her birthday, and so late that night she heads to the hotel bar for some company. What she…