Rating: R
Genre:
Comedy
Theatrical Release: 03/08/2008(USA),
Release Date: 11/18/2008
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: French
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 102 Minutes
Flags: Nudity, Sexual Situations, Nudity, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: First Look Pictures
A woman who has never had much trouble choosing between love or money tries to teach a man the tricks of the trade in this sly
romantic comedy.
Irène (
Audrey Tautou) is an attractive thirtysomething woman who lives a comfortable life by taking up with older and very wealthy men.
Irène is serving as arm candy for
Jacques (
Vernon Dobtcheff), who is twice her age and quite rich;
Jacques takes
Irène on a vacation to a resort in the French Riviera for her birthday, where she meets
Jean (
Gad Elmaleh), a handsome bartender at the hotel who works a variety of odd jobs to keep himself afloat. While
Jacques spends
Irène's birthday sound asleep, she ends up enjoying a romantic evening with
Jean, until she discovers he's broke. A year later,
Jacques and
Irène return to the resort, and
Jean discovers he still carries a torch for her.
Irène is not so interested until
Jacques decides he's had enough of her and breaks off their relationship; suddenly forced to fend for herself,
Irène turns to
Jean for help.
Jean, meanwhile, has learned that
Madeleine (
Marie-Christine Adam), a handsome and very well-to-do widow in her sixties, has her eye on him and wishes to make
Jean her kept man.
Jean asks
Irène to give him a crash course in the fine art of being a gigolo, while
Irène tries to get back in the game by taking up with
Gilles (
Jacques Spiesser). Slowly but surely,
Irène and
Jean realize how much they care for one another, but can they get learn to live the good life without money?
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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