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Priceless (2008)
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Reviews Counted:67
Fresh:55
Rotten:12
Average Rating:6.9/10
Consensus: Priceless is a light, farcical rom-com that features sharp performances from Audrey Tautou and Gad Elmaleh.
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sexual content including nudity.
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Theatrical Release:Mar 28, 2008 Limited
Box Office: $2,036,198
Synopsis: Directed by Pierre Salvadori, this delightful French comedy features AMELIE star Audrey Tautou and the charming Gad Elmaleh (THE VALET). Jean (Elmaleh) is a hardworking employee at one of southern... Directed by Pierre Salvadori, this delightful French comedy features AMELIE star Audrey Tautou and the charming Gad Elmaleh (THE VALET). Jean (Elmaleh) is a hardworking employee at one of southern France's elite resort hotels. He is known for his excellent work ethic, but that changes after a chance encounter with sexy hotel guest Irene (Tautou). Bored with her wealthy and much older boyfriend/benefactor, Irene is looking for some excitement. She finds it with Jean, whom she believes to be another guest at the hotel. When she discovers that he is merely an employee there, she is furious, and wants nothing more to do with him. Jean tries to rekindle their affair, but Irene lets him know that she is only interested in men with money--lots and lots of money. Jean is broke and brokenhearted, until he crosses paths with another hotel guest--this one an older woman of considerable means. He soon finds himself living the high life alongside Irene and her own rich patron. But Jean is far more interested in romance than in riches, and the glitzy fun and games quickly come to a head. The film makes the most of its dazzling location, luxuriating in the wealth and beauty of the French Riviera. The story obviously owes a firm tip of the hat to BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY's, and indeed Tautou's effortless grace and style do bring to mind Ms. Hepburn. In the hands of less skilled actors, the plot could have felt a bit flimsy, but Tautou and Elmaleh are so engaging, one can't help but root for them and their romantic hijinks. [More]
Starring: Audrey Tautou, Gad Elmaleh, Marie-Christine Adam, Jacques Spiesser
Starring: Audrey Tautou, Gad Elmaleh, Marie-Christine Adam, Jacques Spiesser, Vernon Dobtcheff, Annelise Hesme
Director: Pierre Salvadori
Director: Pierre Salvadori
Screenwriter: Pierre Salvadori, Benoit Graffin
Producer: Philippe Martin
Composer: Camille Bazbaz
Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Films
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Reviews for Priceless
There's no froth like French froth. And few French-froth-purveyors are as adept as Pierre Salvadori.
A supremely satisfying confection -- a French romantic comedy of the sort that ends with you standing outside the theatre with a dopey grin on your face.
Hugely enjoyable, utterly charming French romcom with a terrific script and fantastic performances from its two leads.
The outcome is as predictable as a high summer electric bill, but chemistry and charm go a long way.
A sly, slick comment on the anxieties of sex and status, not to mention the true perils of the service industry.
[Tautou] makes this sometimes creaky, comic creation work better than it should.
The comedy, which verges on farce from time to time, also has the smilingly cynical approach to romance that we identify with the French.
After being drained of all personality for her role in The Da Vinci Code, Tautou regains her Amelie effervescence.
It has the feel of a classic French farce, and it's as cute and upbeat as a comedy set on the French Riviera ought to be.
This wispy romantic comedy offers droll and charming proof of love conquering materialism.
Worth seeing only for the mysterious adhesion process of Tautou's dresses and for Gilles Henry's glossy cinematography, which treats the luxurious Monte Carlo and Nice locations the way a tongue treats a lollipop.
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January 04, 2009:
Cutehoneys.com: Fresh from her stint as a spiritual sleuth of sorts in Ron Howard's The Da Vinci Code, petite and perky actress Audrey Tautou turns up in a different sort of investigative mode, in this tangy French confection. ![]()
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June 21, 2008:
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