A young woman who is in love with a married doctor becomes dangerous when her attempts to persuade him to leave his wife are unsuccessful. This frothy comedy set in the mildly tragic world of upmarket riviera hotels, restaurants and. Priceless provides a sweet and sour look at the world of the superrich. Audrey showed an interest for comedy at an early age and started her acting lessons at cours florent. His opposite number, irene amelies audrey tautou, lives off wealthy men, like elderly benefactor jacques vernon dobtcheff. Priceless is a light, farcical romcom that features sharp performances from audrey tautou and gad elmaleh. Which is what priceless does, with witty aplomb and hilarious high jinks between two potential lovers on the make. In 2005, tautou starred in her first full hollywood production, opposite tom hanks, in the film version of dan browns bestselling novel the da vinci code, directed by ron howard and released in may 2006. Jun 12, 2008 vamped up and out for seduction, audrey tautous latest role is a far cry from sweet, kindly amelie. With romain duris, audrey tautou, omar sy, gad elmaleh. Filming on the french language film is expected to begin later this year.
This is not a masterpiece, but it is a very clever, witty and enjoyable film with an excellent cast. Its funny, lighthearted, has a good soundtrack, and i dont think ill ever get tired of it. Priceless by pierre salvadori audrey tautou, gad elmaleh. Audrey tautou and gad elmaleh in priceless m ichael caine is said once to have cheerfully accepted a role in a film because the script began with. You cannot help but compare the two audreys tautou and hepburn.
Audrey justine tautou was born on august 9, 1976 in beaumont, france, to evelyne marie laure nuret, a teacher, and bernard tautou, a dental surgeon. When irene discovers his true identity, she abandons him. The film stars audrey tautou, romain duris and gad elmaleh a popup film, a box full of wonders from which the surreal genius of michel gondry pulls out endless surprises teetering on the edge. She accidentally meets jean simon a hotel barman humorously played by gad elmaleh and teaches him the arts of picking up wealthy patrons and performing for them in and out of the bedroom. Audrey tautou is marvelous in the lead role of irene mercier a prostitute who catches wealthy older men in fivestar locations on the cote dazur. Audrey tautou, jeanmichel lahmi, jacques spiesser, mariechristine adam, charlotte vermeil, vernon dobtcheff, annelise hesme, gad elmaleh. Taylor hackford, director francis veber and gad elmaleh at the 10th annual city of lights, city of angels french film festival. One of my very favourite films, absolutely charming. He is most famous in the frenchspeaking world and more recently in the united states. Gad elmaleh at the 10th annual city of lights, city of angels french film festival. Overall, a very enjoyable and entertaining production. While staying at jeans biarritz hotel, irene meets the.
According to the director, the film is inspired by the 1961 blake edwards film, breakfast at tiffanys. While the eye candy of audrey tautou amelie and gad elmaleh is alluring, the characterstwo modernday prostitutes who manipulate themselves into the bank accounts and undergarments of the. Lecume des jours is a 20 french surrealistic romantic science fantasy film cowritten and directed by michel gondry and cowritten and produced by luc bossi, starring romain duris and audrey tautou. Film lecume des jours en streaming vf gratuit complet hd. Pierre salvadori, audrey tautou, gad elmaleh, marie. Newhall under construction newhall under construction. Quand elle decouvre qui il est reellement, elle le fuit aussitot. Jean the valets gad elmaleh works at a luxury hotel on the french riviera. Audrey tautou and gad elmaleh work wonderfully together. It is an adaptation of boris vians 1947 novel froth on the daydream. 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.
Irene audrey tautou is an attractive thirtysomething woman who lives a comfortable life by taking up with older and very. May 02, 2008 amelies ingratiating audrey tautou costars as a golddigging gamine on the make in the south of france. Audrey tautou, vernon dobtcheff, gad elmaleh, mariechristine adam, jacques spiesser, annelise hesme, charlotte vermeil, claudine. This version of the film is spoken in french, and has very accurate english subtitles. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
This is a strange world where 194050s tech meets the future not really like terry gilliams brazil film at all in mood its much lighter than brazil, although it gets a bit sad when audrey tautous character chloe succumbs to a bizarre illness, but it has the same. Mood indigo official uk trailer starring audrey tautou. Audrey tautou, gad elmaleh, mariechristine adam, vernon dobtcheff, jacques spiesser, annelise hesme, charlotte vermeil, claudine. Director pierre salvadori reunites with actress audrey tautou from their earlier collaboration priceless, but dont get your hopes up too high that beautiful lies would be a solid enough follow up especially if you enjoyed their earlier film on how some would fake a relationship or trade love for money. Apr 18, 2008 priceless audrey tautou, gad elmaleh star in french comedy originally published april 18, 2008 at 12. With audrey tautou and gad elmaleh making a fun couple, you cant really ask for more enjoyment because its a frothy and sweet movie that will make you laugh and smile. Mar 24, 2008 jean gad elmaleh, a shy young bartender, is mistaken for a millionaire by a beautiful, scheming opportunist named irene audrey tautou. Jon henley meets the worlds most bankable french actor. With audrey tautou, gaspard ulliel, jodie foster, dominique pinon. Although nobody can match the class of hepburn, tautou comes close with her performance in priceless. Retour sur une rencontre entre deux acteurs glamour. Dec 08, 2010 director pierre salvadori reunites with actress audrey tautou from their earlier collaboration priceless, but dont get your hopes up too high that beautiful lies would be a solid enough follow up especially if you enjoyed their earlier film on how some would fake a relationship or trade love for money. Gondrys mood indigo and rohmers a summers tale come. However, when things are seen from his point of view, the real situation becomes clear.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Tells the story of a young womans relentless search for her fiance, who has disappeared from the trenches of the somme during world war one. Jean gad elmaleh, a shy young bartender, is mistaken for a millionaire by a beautiful, scheming opportunist named irene audrey tautou. Monica film center santa monica monica film center santa monica. With audrey tautou, samuel le bihan, isabelle carre, sophie guillemin. Jun 12, 2008 audrey tautou and gad elmaleh in priceless m ichael caine is said once to have cheerfully accepted a role in a film because the script began with.
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