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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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The film has a lot more grace than you'd expect; it's not frantic, but actually rather breezy.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
04/03/08
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

It's Tautou's showcase and if her endlessly calculating Irene displays little of the childlike innocence Hepburn gave the role, she brings her own magic to the table. Every move she makes is endearing and she's never looked more stylishly beautiful.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
04/17/08
William Arnold
William Arnold
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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.

Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment Comment
05/23/08
John Beifuss
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

A romantic comedy that takes risks Hollywood wouldn't dream of.

Full Review Source: Metromix.com | comment Comment
03/27/08
Geoff Berkshire
Geoff Berkshire
Metromix.com

[A] gruesomely unfunny and tacky comedy-farce.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
10/18/08
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]

After being drained of all personality for her role in The Da Vinci Code, Tautou regains her Amelie effervescence.

Full Review Source: Creative Loafing | comment Comment
06/04/08
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

A charming French romantic comedy that salutes love as the only thing that can truly turn your world around.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
03/24/08
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

They're awful cute together, even if they're awful people.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Weekly | comment Comment
05/21/08
Sean Burns
Sean Burns
Philadelphia Weekly

Priceless is a bauble -- an art-house diamond made of paste that somehow still gives you good glimmer for the money.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
04/11/08
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
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Priceless ends on a sweet, sentimental note. Yes, it’s unrealistic. But, hey, that’s why we go to the movies.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
05/09/08
Robert W. Butler
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star

The perfect frothy fantasy for the obscene wealth gap era, Priceless (Hors de Prix) stars a gorgeous, cellophane-thin Audrey Tautou as Irène, a dedicated gold digger who finds herself accidentally mixed up with a penniless bartender.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
03/28/08
Carina Chocano
Carina Chocano
Los Angeles Times
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Priceless is as shallow as its characters.

Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com | comment Comment
11/27/08
David Cornelius
David Cornelius
DVDTalk.com

The appealing actors make up for the fact that they're portraying prostitutes. They are putting their bodies up for sale, but saving their hearts for true love. After all, that's the only thing that's priceless.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
04/17/08
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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It's not high art, but Pierre Salvadori's sunny romantic comedy Priceless is certainly funny.

Full Review Source: About.com | comment Comment
03/28/08
Marcy Dermansky
Marcy Dermansky
About.com

A bit silly and predictable at times, but if you've been a long time fan of Tautou, you'll definitely want to see this.

Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net | comment Comment
03/25/08
Edward Douglas
Edward Douglas
ComingSoon.net

The lovely Audrey Tautou and sad-eyed Gad Elmaleh are perfectly cast as a gold-digger and the poor sap who loves her, but the real star of Pierre Salvadori's larky, Lubitsch-esque farce is France's impossibly chic Cote d'Azure.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
03/28/08
Ken Fox
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Priceless, Pierre Salvadori's re-imagining (read: vulgarization) of Breakfast at Tiffany's, wears its contempt on its sleeve.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
03/23/08
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine

A breath of champagne on a warm summer night.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
06/11/08
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

It might remind you of those early-'60s capers that starred a different Audrey -- Hepburn.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
04/18/08
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

Forget reality shows exalting American gluttony and savor the more refined amenities on the coasts of southern France in the cynical Gallic comedy Priceless.

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03/28/08
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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