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Cliente -- A married construction worker leads a double life as a male prostitute serving rich ladies.

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Director:
Josiane Balasko
Writers:
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Release Date:
1 October 2008 (France) See more »
Genre:
Drama | Romance See more »
Plot:
A married construction worker leads a double life as a male prostitute serving rich ladies. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
2 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(17 articles)
DVD Playhouse--March 2011
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Blu-Ray Monday: Feb. 8th, 2011
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Last Tango in Paris actress Maria Schneider dies
 (From The Hollywood News. 4 February 2011, 10:18 AM, PST)
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Cast

  (in credits order)

Nathalie Baye ... Judith

Eric Caravaca ... Marco

Isabelle Carré ... Fanny

Josiane Balasko ... Irène
Catherine Hiegel ... Maggy (as Catherine Hiegel sociétaire de la Comédie Française)

Marilou Berry ... Karine
Félicité Wouassi ... Rosalie
George Aguilar ... Jim
Sandrine Le Berre ... Bérénice
David Rousseau ... Alex
Guillaume Verdier ... Zoltan
Jean-Christophe Folly ... Toutoune
Richard Berry ... Lucas

Maria Schneider ... Marie-Hélène
Joaquina Belaunde ... Rosanna
Mauricette Laurence ... Mémée
Arnaud Valois ... Sylvain
Véronique Barrault ... Madame Vandamme
Sylvie Herbert ... Madame Benaïche
Chantal Banlier ... Madame Mercier
Marie-Philomène Nga ... Madame Drame

Cécile Breccia ... Elodie
Guillaume Nicloux ... Jean-Louis
Rudy Berry ... Jonathan
Karen Dersé ... La maquilleuse
Guy Prévost ... Victor
Arnaud Foeller ... Jean-Marc
Hassan Gningue ... Homme retour vidéo téléachat
Virginie Bluzat ... Femme retour vidéo 2
Patrick Nogues ... Le chauffeur de maître
Christian Clessi ... L'huissier
Gérard Krawczyk ... Le patron du bistrot
Nadja-Rebecca Warasteh ... La vendeuse de la bijouterie (as Nadja Warasteh)
Tom Jedorowicz ... Jérémy
Habibur Rahman ... Le vendeur de roses du Jardin du Luxembourg
Jacques Petitpré ... Le scientifique du Palais de la Découverte
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Directed by
Josiane Balasko 
 
Writing credits
Josiane Balasko 

Josiane Balasko (adaptation) &
Franck Lee Joseph (adaptation)

Produced by
Patrick Batteux .... executive producer: Moab, Utah
Cyril Colbeau-Justin .... producer
Jean-Baptiste Dupont .... producer
Josiane Balasko .... co-producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
DJ Kore 
 
Cinematography by
Robert Alazraki 
 
Film Editing by
Marie De La Selle 
Claudine Merlin 
 
Production Design by
Olivier Radot 
 
Art Direction by
Keith Mosca 
 
Costume Design by
Fabienne Katany 
 
Production Management
Didier Abot .... unit production manager
Matthieu Constans .... assistant unit manager
Arnaud Foeller .... unit production manager
Albert Prévost .... production manager
Catalina Restrepo .... production manager: Utah
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Zazie Carcedo .... first assistant director
Alice Darmon .... third assistant director
Mathilde Kraemer .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Marine Genin-Birchler .... key painter
Baptiste Magis .... second assistant art director
Laurent Saimond .... property master
Julie Wassef .... second assistant decorator (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Dominique Hennequin .... sound re-recording mixer
Hassan Kamrani .... second boom operator
Fabien Kharat .... boom operator
Michel Kharat .... sound
Marie-Christine Ruh .... sound editor
Christophe Vingtrinier .... foley engineer
 
Visual Effects by
Arnaud Damez .... digital artist
Olivier Debert .... digital artist
Olivier Debert .... visual effects
Roxane Fechner .... visual effects supervisor
Elodie Glain .... visual effects coordinator
Anita Lech .... digital artist (as Anita Lech Bedez)
Aurélie Villard .... digital artist
 
Stunts
Pascal Guégan .... stunts
Philippe Guégan .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Yves Agostini .... camera operator
Sylvain Bardoux .... grip
Arnaud Borrel .... still photographer
Sarah Boutin .... assistant camera: video
Alain Cousseau .... gaffer
Aurélien Dubois .... second assistant camera
Maxime Héraud .... first assistant camera
Jérôme Prébois .... photographer: poster
Benoît Theunissen .... additional steadicam operator
Jean-Baptiste Thibaud .... Steadicam operator
 
Casting Department
Youna De Peretti .... casting assistant
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Virginie Bluzat .... costume design assistant
Fabienne Josserand .... assistant costume designer
 
Editorial Department
Ornella Del-Vecchio .... digital conformation
Frederic Jupin .... digital conformation
 
Other crew
Laetitia Dom .... production assistant
Laetitia Dom .... production secretary
François Ferracci .... opening titles
Jessica Palud .... location scout
Laurent Renard .... press attache
Leslie Ricci .... press attache
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"A French Gigolo" - Europe (festival title), USA (festival title)
"Client" - International (English title) (informal title)
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Runtime:
Germany:104 min (European Film Market)
Country:
France
Language:
French
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital
Certification:
Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | France:U | Portugal:M/16
Filming Locations:
Brasserie L'Idéal, Paris, FranceSee more »
Company:
GaumontSee more »

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Trivia:
Final film of actress Maria Schneider.See more »
Movie Connections:
References Brokeback Mountain (2005)See more »
Soundtrack:
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15 out of 23 people found the following review useful.
Midi Cowboy, 30 January 2009
Author: Paolo A. Gardinali from United States

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.

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