Priceless
(2006)
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Priceless
(2006)
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| Gad Elmaleh | ... | ||
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Marie-Christine Adam | ... |
Madeleine
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| Vernon Dobtcheff | ... |
Jacques
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Jacques Spiesser | ... |
Gilles
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| Annelise Hesme | ... |
Agnès
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Charlotte Vermeil | ... |
La dame au chihuahua
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Claudine Baschet | ... |
La dame au dogue
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Laurent Claret | ... |
Le responsable du bar à Biarritz
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Jean de Coninck | ... |
Le client au cigare
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Blandine Pélissier | ... |
La femme de chambre
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Philippe Vendan-Borin | ... |
Le serveur au restaurant à Biarritz
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Bernard Bourdeau | ... |
Le collègue de Jean à Biarritz
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Didier Brice | ... |
François
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Laurent Mouton | ... |
Le serveur au café François
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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. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
The film grants you 1 hour and 40 minutes of pleasure and fun, watching how the sparkling champagne girl Audrey Tautou polishes up the rough cub presented by Gad Elmaleh, an actor who in his own strange way possesses some kind of irresistible charm. It is also amazing how easy and encouragingly the movie interprets the profession of a modern hooker, turning it into a free-and-easy glamorous lifestyle.
Hors de prix is a commercial entertainment; however, it is undoubtedly a well done piece of art. Let's not forget that more or less everyone is able to make an original authorfilm, whilst it takes an effort to create a genre work of quality. I am thankful to the director who has convinced me that there still are some people who live and love truly and do not hesitate to give their last Euro away to buy ten seconds of happiness.