Priceless (2006)

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

Director:

Pierre Salvadori

Writers:

Pierre Salvadori (scenario), Benoît Graffin (scenario)

Stars:

Audrey Tautou, Gad Elmaleh, Marie-Christine Adam

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Audrey Tautou	...	Irène
Gad Elmaleh	...	Jean
Marie-Christine Adam	...	Madeleine
Vernon Dobtcheff	...	Jacques
Jacques Spiesser	...	Gilles
Annelise Hesme	...	Agnès
Charlotte Vermeil	...	Dame au chihuahua
Claudine Baschet	...	Dame au dogue
Laurent Claret	...	Responsable bar Biarritz
Jean de Coninck	...	L'homme au cigare
Blandine Pélissier	...	La femme de chambre
Philippe Vendan-Borin	...	Serveur restaurant Biarritz
Bernard Bourdeau	...	Collègue Jean Biarritz
Didier Brice	...	François
Laurent Mouton	...	Serveur café François

Storyline

In Biarritz 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.

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Plot Keywords:

money | birthday | gold digger | bartender | knickers | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content including nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site TFM Distribution [France]

Country:

France

Language:

French English

Release Date:

11 April 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Priceless

Filming Locations:

Hôtel du Palais, 1 Avenue de l'Impératrice, Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France

Box Office

Budget:

EUR11,700,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$116,308, 30 March 2008

Gross USA:

$2,165,188

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$28,041,861

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films Pelléas, France 2 Cinéma, Tovo Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During a French TV show, actress and singer Marie Laforêt announced she was approached for the role of Madeleine which eventually went to Marie-Christine Adam.

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Quotes

Jean: Referring to the expensive watch Madeleine has bought for him: "That's not a watch. It's a treasure chest." In French "C'est pas un montre. C'est un coffre."

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Connections

References Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)

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Soundtracks

Can't Take My Mind Off of You
(Bob Gaudio - Bob Crewe)
Feat Lennie Hibbert
(P) 1971 Jamaica Recording and Publishing Studio Limited
Known as Studio One
Used by courtesy of Studio One

User Reviews

subtle and developed

With so much rubbish hitting screens across the world it's a breath of fresh air each time a film comes along that treats its audience with respect and acknowledges a level of intelligence and ability to pick up detail without banging us over the head with it. Priceless takes a simple idea that in other hands would have stayed at the simple level and develops layers and folds, shades of grey, as well as some straight up laughs.

Audrey Tautou does wonders with her character, making her lovable one minute and despicable the next but not so much that we hate her. I was amazed at the natural flow with which she delivered her performance. A slight facial expression speaking pages. If I wasn't a fan before, I am now.

Gad Elmaleh delivers a similar performance as he did in the valet, which works perfectly for this movie, luckily. He is really good at what he does, and for those that say he is unbelievable in the lead romantic role, I think he pulled out the charm quite convincingly at the right moments, which is exactly what the feel of the film required. These are not cartoon characters that we know are either good or bad, they're complex, just like real humans who some times we hate, and some times we love. Yay for quality cinema!!