In this lovely French film Audrey Tautou plays a gold digger out to snare herself a rich older husband on the French Riviera. One evening she mistakes the bartender for a rich hotel guest and they spend the night together. He is smitten but she leaves, not knowing who he really is. A year later she returns and eventually the truth dawns.The bartender - a lovely performance full of warmth and charm from Gad Elmaleh - still pursues her, but knowing who he really is, i.e. not wealthy, means she isn't interested. Through a bizarre set of circumstance the bartender ends up being a gigolo to an older woman. However, he still loves the younger gold digger - will he eventually win her over??
Give that the film has a slightly unpleasant premise - both characters after all are providing companionship and sexual services to older, richer partners - the film could have been tacky. However, what you actually get is a lovely, light romantic comedy - a basic boy-meets-girl and loses her plot, but one well done. Both leads are excellent, playing the parts with charm and humour, and both look stunning - especially Audrey Tautou who looks incredibly glamorous and miles apart from her kooky Amelie character.
If you get a chance, see it. It will only be remade in Hollywood in a couple of years with Ashton Kutcher and Lindsay Lohan in the lead roles. You have been warned!
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