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1 October 2008 (France) morePlot:
A married construction worker leads a double life as a male prostitute serving rich ladies. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Trio ready for their 'Dance' (From Monsters and Critics. 2 July 2009, 2:17 PM, PDT)
2009 Sundance Film Selections: World Dramatic Competition
(From ioncinema. 3 December 2008)
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Midi Cowboy moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Nathalie Baye | ... | Judith - la productrice / présentatrice d'une émission de téléachat | |
| Eric Caravaca | ... | Marco | |
| Isabelle Carré | ... | Fanny - la femme de Marco, propriétaire d'un salon de coiffure | |
| Josiane Balasko | ... | Irène | |
| Catherine Hiegel | ... | Maggy - la mère de Fanny et de Karine (as Catherine Hiegel sociétaire de la Comédie Française) | |
| Marilou Berry | ... | Karine - une jeune fille en crise | |
| Félicité Wouassi | ... | Rosalie - l'associée de Fanny | |
| George Aguilar | ... | Jim - un Indien d'Amérique dont s'éprend Irène | |
| Sandrine Le Berre | ... | Bérénice - la coprésentatrice du téléachat | |
| David Rousseau | ... | Alex | |
| Guillaume Verdier | ... | Zoltan - un prostitué mâle | |
| Jean-Christophe Folly | ... | Toutoune - l'ami chef de chantier de Marco | |
| Richard Berry | ... | Lucas - l'ex-mari de Judith | |
| Maria Schneider | ... | Marie-Hélène - une cliente de Patrick | |
| Joaquina Belaunde | ... | Rosanna - une riche Péruvienne cliente de Patrick |
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A French Gigolo (USA) (festival title)Client (International: English title) (informal title)
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Josiane Balasko wrote the script a few years earlier but when she proposed it to film and television producers they all rejected it for being "shocking and inappropriate". Then she decided to make her screenplay into a novel, also titled 'Cliente'. Only after the book was a success could she find young producers who took the risk to have it filmed. moreSoundtrack:
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Pas mal, but so what? There seem to be a novel French cultural obsession with male love for hire. Last year gave us the total fluff of "Hors de Prix," but at least that had Gad Elameh, Audrey Tatou, Nice and Biarritz as a stunning backdrop. Cliente does a little better on the fluff side, with director (and excellent support actress) Josiane Balasko injecting some social concern in an otherwise lightweight comedy. Viewers are however left wondering if the setup was really necessary.
The story revolves around Marco, aka Patrick, escort for hire for older rich ladies in search of lunchtime company in Paris. Marco is pushed to the oldest profession by the need to support his wife's budding business, and therefore escape from a difficult cohabitation. When the wife Fanny finds out about the moonlighting, like the say, things will never be the same.
In any case Cliente delivers good fun, almost never misses a beat and has a couple of truly hilarious moments.