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Elena
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| Daniel Auteuil | ... |
Levasseur
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Christine
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Richard Berry | ... |
Maître Foix
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Richard
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Michel Jonasz | ... |
André
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Le Médecin
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Laurent Gamelon | ... |
Paul
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Patrick Mille | ... |
Pascal
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Michèle Garcia | ... |
Louise
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Philippe Magnan | ... |
Berman
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Jean-Yves Chilot | ... |
Hervé
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Irina Ninova | ... |
Marie
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A Parisian valet loves a woman who rejects him: she's in debt to open a bookshop, and he's not her ideal man. A billionaire two-times his wealthy wife with his beautiful mistress, a young supermodel. To draw the paparazzi and his wife off the trail of adultery, and to give his lawyer time to arrange a divorce that won't cost him a fortune, the billionaire pays the supermodel and the valet to pretend for a month to be a couple. Within days, the bookshop owner and the billionaire are jealous, the supermodel experiences life with a nice guy, and the valet has status and self-confidence. What will each do with newfound wisdom? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Language:
FrenchRelease Date:
29 March 2006 (France) See more »Also Known As:
The Valet See more »Box Office
Budget:
€25,320,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$67,552 (USA) (20 April 2007)Gross:
$2,272,329 (USA) (24 August 2007)Company Credits
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(1893)
Composed and Written by Mildred J. Hill and Patty S. Hill
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Francis Veber: [François Pignon] features a likeable idiot called François Pignon. See more »Goofs
When the president yells at Francois and his lawyer hang up the phone, you can see that the CISCO IP Phone is not even working and has the wrong date. There is no way someone would have been able to make a phone call using that phone. See more »Soundtracks
"Happy birthday to you"(1893)
Composed and Written by Mildred J. Hill and Patty S. Hill
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Dany Boon (Joyeux Noël) got a César nomination for supporting actor as the best friend of a really lucky guy.
Daniel Auteuil (Caché, Girl on the Bridge) is hilarious as the billionaire caught with his supermodel mistress, France's Actress of the year for 2006, Alice Taglioni (The Pink Panther). François (Gad Elmaleh) just happened to be in the published picture, so they paid him to fake a relationship with Taglioni to fool Auteuil's wife, Kristin Scott Thomas (Four Weddings and a Funeral, The English Patient, Gosford Park). She's no dummy, knows he's lying, and that's when the fun really begins.
Of course, our man François is really in love with Émilie (Virginie Ledoyen - 8 Women, Saint Ange).
It is all good fun and credit for that is not only due to a fine cast, but to writer/director Francis Veber (La Cage aux folles), who put together some great lines and a funny situation.
Please do not let them make a stupid American remake. It won't possibly be as good as the French version.