Review of Priceless (2006) by Stuart K — 30 Dec 2012
Written and directed by Pierre Salvadori (After You... (2003) and Beautiful Lies (2010)), this is an amusing French romantic comedy inspired by classic romance films like City Lights (1931) and Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961).
It's a comedy of misunderstandings, a farce if you will, but one which is old fashioned at heart, like those old fashioned European travelogue capers, light, fluffy, bubbly and fun. On the French Riviera, Jean (Gad Elmaleh) is a waiter at a posh hotel, who meets gold digger Irène (Audrey Tautou) in a hotel suite.
Irène mistakes Jean to be a wealthy man, and they spend the night together, a year passes and Jean and Irène's paths cross again, this time Irène is engaged to Jacques (Vernon Dobtcheff), Jean and Irène rekindle, Jacques leaves Irène when he finds out, but Jean finds out that Irène's lifestyle comes at a price, a hefty one which leaves him penniless.
However, Jean meets wealthy widow Madeleine (Marie-Christine Adam), and Irène teaches Jean how to master the art of gold digging and get away with it. It's a silly film with some good laughs along the way, Elmaleh and Tautou spark well off one another, and it's a fluffy film which could have been made 40-50 years ago and still worked.
The film has a lot of bling on display, yet it has heart and charm too.
This review of Priceless (2006) was written by Stuart K on 30 Dec 2012.
Priceless has generally received positive reviews.
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