As I understand it, Pierre Salvadori's "Hors de prix" ("Priceless" in English) is based on Truman Capote's "Breakfast at Tiffany's", following the book more closely than the 1961 movie did. I've never read the book or seen the original movie, so I can only talk about this one.
Audrey Tautou plays gold-digger Irène, who happens upon bartender Jean (Gad Elmaleh) in a swanky hotel on the French Riviera. Not realizing that Jean is an employee - he fell asleep on the job - Irène tries to start up a relationship with him...except that her current paramour dumps her, after which a mishap gets Jean fired! Now that the two are in a real fix, she doesn't want to see him again...but there's more than meets the eye.
This isn't any kind of masterpiece, but fun to watch for the short period that it runs. The clever Irène and the nerdy Jean actually make a pretty fine pair. But without a doubt, I'd say that the best part is seeing Audrey Tautou in very revealing dresses (hell, seeing her at all in a movie, but especially in the sexy clothes that she wears here). From this movie and "To Catch a Thief" and "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels", southern France sure looks like a cool place to visit. Worth seeing.
Also starring Marie-Christine Adam, Vernon Dobtcheff, Jacques Spiesser and Annelise Hesme.
Audrey Tautou plays gold-digger Irène, who happens upon bartender Jean (Gad Elmaleh) in a swanky hotel on the French Riviera. Not realizing that Jean is an employee - he fell asleep on the job - Irène tries to start up a relationship with him...except that her current paramour dumps her, after which a mishap gets Jean fired! Now that the two are in a real fix, she doesn't want to see him again...but there's more than meets the eye.
This isn't any kind of masterpiece, but fun to watch for the short period that it runs. The clever Irène and the nerdy Jean actually make a pretty fine pair. But without a doubt, I'd say that the best part is seeing Audrey Tautou in very revealing dresses (hell, seeing her at all in a movie, but especially in the sexy clothes that she wears here). From this movie and "To Catch a Thief" and "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels", southern France sure looks like a cool place to visit. Worth seeing.
Also starring Marie-Christine Adam, Vernon Dobtcheff, Jacques Spiesser and Annelise Hesme.