Priceless (2006)
"Hors de prix" (original title)

Through a set of wacky circumstances, a young gold digger mistakenly woos a mild-mannered bartender thinking he's a wealthy suitor.

Director:

Pierre Salvadori

Writers:

Pierre Salvadori (scenario), Benoît Graffin (scenario),

Stars:

Audrey Tautou, Gad Elmaleh, Marie-Christine Adam

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Audrey Tautou	...	Irène
Gad Elmaleh	...	Jean
Marie-Christine Adam	...	Madeleine
Vernon Dobtcheff	...	Jacques
Jacques Spiesser	...	Gilles
Annelise Hesme	...	Agnès
Charlotte Vermeil	...	La dame au chihuahua
Claudine Baschet	...	La dame au dogue
Laurent Claret	...	Le responsable du bar à Biarritz
Jean de Coninck	...	Le client au cigare
Blandine Pélissier	...	La femme de chambre
Philippe Vendan-Borin	...	Le serveur au restaurant à Biarritz
Bernard Bourdeau	...	Le collègue de Jean à Biarritz
Didier Brice	...	François
Laurent Mouton	...	Le serveur au café François

Storyline

On the Riviera with her elderly provider to celebrate her birthday, Irene slips down to the hotel bar when he falls asleep on her. She mistakes barman Jean for a well-healed guest and he encourages the deceit by taking her up to the Royal Suite for the night. A year later the same thing happens but this time her lover finds out and disowns her. Now knowing Jean is indeed a barman of little means doesn't stop her from continuing to live in style until his money is gone. He soon finds himself in Irene's business with older and worldly-wise Madeleine, and though Irene also takes up with a new paramour the two of them keep in increasingly close touch.

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Plot Keywords:

bartender | money | gold digger | birthday | caught kissing | 

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Taglines:

She only dated men with money...until she met a man with a heart

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content including nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site TFM Distribution [fr]

Country:

France

Language:

French English

Release Date:

13 December 2006 (France)

Also Known As:

Priceless

Filming Locations:

France

Box Office

Budget:

€11,700,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£125,433 (UK) (13 June 2008)

Gross:

$2,164,670 (USA) (22 August 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

France 2 Cinéma, France 3 Cinéma, Tovo Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During a French TV show, the actress and singer Marie Laforêt announced her participation in the film, but in the end, she did not appear in it.

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Quotes

Jean: Referring to the expensive watch Madeleine has bought for him: "That's not a watch. It's a treasure chest." In French "C'est pas un montre. C'est un coffre."

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Soundtracks

"Calling Out"
Written by Lyrics Born, Charles Berman, Alain Gagnon, Francois Lanctot, Yves Legare,
Claude Chapleau
Published by Asia Born Music (ASCAP)
Administered by Bug, Les Editions Zak Enrg.

User Reviews

Memorable "comedy" of sorts

This film could be called very French. It takes place in the south of France, a playground between/among men and women, has style and is set in stylish places such as hotels and "haut couture" stores.The female character, and even the male one, are amoral but not judged as such by the director and not severely so by the men and women they service. Some of the reviewers have referred to Irene (Audrey Tatou) as a prostitute. This isn't quite correct. She was a courtesan: a professional mistress chosen as much for her companionship in public as well as private. Like most famous courtesans (e.g "La Dame aux Cammillias") she seems to have come from poverty of some sort--and is thus rather tough.And Jean could probably be called a gigolo, though the elderly lady who pampers him has only minimal illusions as to why he's with her. That could be the point: the middle-aged and elderly rich people they play up to are themselves at fault if they want "young stuff" around as companions instead of seeking company their own age. I did like the ending with the Euro.