Hors de prix (2006)

Director:

Pierre Salvadori

Writers:

Benoît Graffin (writer)
Pierre Salvadori (writer)

Release Date:

13 December 2006 (Belgium)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

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

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Gold Digger | Bartender

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

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Cast

Gad Elmaleh	...	Jean
Audrey Tautou	...	Irène
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
Frédéric Boquet	...	Le réceptionniste à Monaco (as Frédéric Bocquet)
Jean-Michel Lahmi	...	Le chirurgien esthétique
Guillaume Verdier	...	Le serveur à la piscine
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Deborah Burley
Luc Chavy
Laurent Mouton
Giulia Troiano	...	Voice Italian Version

Directed by
Pierre Salvadori

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Benoît Graffin		writer
Pierre Salvadori		writer

Produced by
Philippe Martin	....	producer

Original Music by
Camille Bazbaz

Cinematography by
Gilles Henry

Film Editing by
Isabelle Devinck

Casting by
Alain Charbit

Production Management
Christophe Fustini	....	assistant unit manager
Bertrand Girard	....	assistant unit manager
Tony Matos	....	assistant unit manager
David Moreillon	....	assistant unit manager
Frédéric Morin	....	assistant unit manager
Roxanne Pinheiro	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alan Corno	....	first assistant director
Julie Laugier	....	trainee assistant director
Celine Rossi	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Britta Demasse	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Alexis Leverve	....	co-sound mixer
François Maurel	....	sound
Fred Messa	....	boom operator
Annie Pierre	....	assistant sound editor
Joël Rangon	....	sound mixer
Christophe Vingtrinier	....	foley engineer
Jean-Christophe Winding	....	sound editor

Visual Effects by
Julien Buisseret	....	digital artist: MIKROS
Cédric Fayolle	....	visual effects supervisor
Ludovic Iochem	....	matte painter
Sabine Lineres	....	digital compositor
Caroline Mistral	....	digital compositor
Julien Rousseau	....	digital compositor
Salvador Zalvidea	....	digital compositor

Camera and Electrical Department
Matilde Blancke	....	assistant camera
Mathieu Caudroy	....	steadicam operator
Sebastien Gaulon	....	electrician
David le Mevel	....	electrician
Pierre Michaud	....	gaffer
Frederick Vanard	....	electrician

Casting Department
Lucas Loubaresse	....	casting assistant

Editorial Department
Hélène Catuhe	....	assistant editor
Marie Da Costa	....	assistant editor
Nelly Ollivault	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Max Belmessieri	....	location manager
Jean-Patrick Nourricier	....	rush runner

Production Companies

• France 2 Cinéma (co-production)
• France 3 Cinéma (co-production)
• Tovo Films (co-production)
• Canal+
• Les Films Pelléas
• TPS Star
• Wild Bunch

Distributors

• Alfa Films (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Central Partnership (2007) (Russia) (all media)
• Christal Films (2006) (Canada) (all media)
• Cinema Mondo (2007) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Festive Films (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Icon Film Distribution (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Prooptiki Bulgaria (2008) (Bulgaria) (DVD)
• Samuel Goldwyn Films (2008) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Samuel Goldwyn Films (2007) (USA) (all media)
• Shaw Organisation (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Sunfilm Entertainment GmbH (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• TFM Distribution (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Wild Bunch  worldwide sales

Also Known As:

Priceless (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content including nudity.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Sweden:7 | Finland:K-3 | South Korea:15 | Ireland:12A | Singapore:NC-16 | Hong Kong:IIA | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | USA:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

France

Company:

France 2 Cinéma

Trivia:

During a French TV Show ,the actress and singer Marie Laforet, announced her participation to the film, though finally she did not appear on the movie

Reminds me of Lubitsch classic

A charming, classy comedy of morals as only the French can do it. This was also the milieu of the great German-born American director Ernst Lubitsch, who flourished between the 20's and the 40's.

The theme of mutual con games mixing sex and money reminded me very much of Lubitsch's 1932 classic, "Trouble in Paradise", which shows up on TCM every once in awhile. See "Priceless" and rent "Trouble" and see if you agree.

This is not a masterpiece, but it is a very clever, witty and enjoyable film with an excellent cast. As always, Tautou is a delight. Cudos also to Gad Elmaleh as the bartender/dog walker Jean and Marie-Christine Adam as the rich widow.