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A Balasaur Score of 66 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 70%, Metacritic 68/100. Every source lands within 4 points of the others. Scores higher than 74% of the 2,368 2000s comedy movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
Caught by tabloid paparazzi with his mistress Elena, a famous and beautiful fashion model, billionaire Pierre Levasseur tries to avoid a divorce by inventing a preposterous lie. He uses the presence of a passerby in the photo to claim to his wife that it's not him Elena is seeing but the other man, one François Pignon. Pignon is a modest little man who works as a parking valet. To make the story convincing, Elena has to move in with Pignon.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes70%
Metacritic68/100
561 audience votes
Key crew
- Francis VeberDirector
- Francis VeberWriter
- Alexandre DesplatOriginal Music Composer
- Declan MayWriter
Cast
- Gad ElmalehFrançois Pignon
- Alice TaglioniÉléna Simonsen
- Daniel AuteuilPierre Levasseur
- Kristin Scott ThomasChristine Levasseur
- Richard BerryMaître Foix
- Virginie LedoyenEmilie
- Dany BoonRichard
- Michel JonaszAndré Pignon
- Michel AumontDoctor
- Laurent GamelonPaul
- Patrick MillePascal
- Michèle GarciaLouise Pignon
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Themes
adulteryparis, francelouvre museumsupermodelbellevillevaletcouple