The Girl from Monaco (2008)
"La fille de Monaco" (original title)

Bertrand Beauvois, a well-known attorney, is in Monte Carlo to defend a businessman's mother who murdered a gigolo with ties to gangsters. The businessman provides a bodyguard, Christophe, ... See full summary »

Director:

Anne Fontaine

Writers:

Anne Fontaine, Benoît Graffin

Stars:

Fabrice Luchini, Roschdy Zem, Stéphane Audran

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fabrice Luchini	...	Bertrand Beauvois
Roschdy Zem	...	Christophe Abadi
Stéphane Audran	...	Édith Lassalle
Gilles Cohen	...	Louis Lassalle
Alexandre Steiger	...	Alain
Philippe Duclos	...	Inspecteur Taurand
Jeanne Balibar	...	Hélène
Hélène de Saint-Père	...	Carolina
Louise Bourgoin	...	Audrey Varella
Christophe Vandevelde	...	Tony
Pierre Bourgeon	...	Boulie
Claire Joseph	...	La fille du groupe
Denis Dallan	...	Denis
Marine Renoir	...	Danseuse à la piscine
Francisca Viudes	...	La cliente de l'hotel

Storyline

Bertrand Beauvois, a well-known attorney, is in Monte Carlo to defend a businessman's mother who murdered a gigolo with ties to gangsters. The businessman provides a bodyguard, Christophe, who is thorough and unsmiling. The middle-aged Beauvois is drawn to Audrey, in her 20s, free spirited, a local TV weather girl who once dated Christophe. Although Christophe warns Beauvois to stay away from Audrey, he's hooked and spends every moment with her he's not in court. What's her angle: is she a plant who'll ruin the case; is Beauvois her toy; is she digging for gold; or, is she genuine? Beauvois loves the wild sex but not her promiscuity. Has Christophe failed to protect him?

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Plot Keywords:

sex | bodyguard | promiscuity | weather girl | gigolo | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some sexual content and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [fr]

Country:

France

Language:

French Italian Russian

Release Date:

20 August 2008 (France)

Also Known As:

The Girl from Monaco

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$83,755 (USA) (3 July 2009)

Gross:

$601,923 (USA) (30 October 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canal+, CinéCinéma, Cofinova 4

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Teen Wolf: The Tell (2011)

User Reviews

Good Dramedy with a message

This film screened at the 2009 Palm Springs Film Fest to a large, mostly receptive audience. The plot involves a Parisian attorney who travels to Monaco to defend a woman accused of murder. On arriving he finds that he's been assigned a bodyguard who becomes a major part of the story. He also rather quickly finds himself becoming involved with locals, among them an aggressive young female who does the weather on a local TV channel but has much higher aspirations. Without giving away too much of the story, this film seems to go deeper than it appears on the surface. It seemed to me to be an allegory to the state of affairs in France and many other places in the world. The loss of common decency and higher standards is a threat to our existence. The lawyer is a straight arrow old school fellow, with high ethics, who becomes seduced by a woman with all the trappings of modern society. She and her friends have little regard for what's right or wrong and just live for the moment, with little thought about the consequences. The movie is enjoyable to watch, even if you're not interested in subplots or extra meaning, but this one is full of room for discussion after you leave the theater.