Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Audrey Tautou | ... | Irène | |
Gad Elmaleh | ... | Jean | |
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Marie-Christine Adam | ... | Madeleine |
Vernon Dobtcheff | ... | Jacques | |
Jacques Spiesser | ... | Gilles | |
Annelise Hesme | ... | Agnès | |
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Charlotte Vermeil | ... | Dame au chihuahua |
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Claudine Baschet | ... | Dame au dogue |
Laurent Claret | ... | Responsable bar Biarritz | |
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Jean de Coninck | ... | L'homme au cigare |
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Blandine Pélissier | ... | La femme de chambre |
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Philippe Vendan-Borin | ... | Serveur restaurant Biarritz |
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Bernard Bourdeau | ... | Collègue Jean Biarritz |
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Didier Brice | ... | François |
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Laurent Mouton | ... | Serveur café François |
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. Written by J-26
Audrey Tautou, the sweetheart of France (and, to me, the rest of the world), returns to the romantic comedy in 'Hors de Prix' aka 'Priceless,' a film by Pierre Salvadori ('Après vous...' (2003)).
Tautou plays a different type of role (in the same type of film) as swindler Irène who uses her sexuality to make men keep her satisfied (materialistically). Her plans go awry when she's left by her rich fiancé and runs to the arms of whom she assumes is a rich business man, Jean (Gad Elmaleh). Unfortunately for Irène, however, Jean is merely a hotel worker who just happened to be at the right place at the right time.
Surprisingly (as she's regularly one of the most attractive women in the world), Audrey looks better than ever. Not only does she have her typical 'adorable' going for her, but here she's extremely sexy as well.
The story is charming and cute, but has a bit of a bite to it. It's questionable as to exactly WHY Jean would like Irène so much with as cruel as she is. . . sure, she's drop-dead gorgeous, but Jean didn't really seem, to me, the type that would fall for something like that. Oh well, can't have everything spoonfed to us and we must take it as given. There are many laugh-out-loud moments, mostly from Jean's awkwardness playing off Irène's smoothness. And it all turns out to be a very pleasant & entertaining romantic comedy that's sure to treat fans of the genre well.
Final Verdict: 8/10.
-AP3-