A porter and a top-model have to pretend to be a couple in order to salvage a CEO's marriage.A porter and a top-model have to pretend to be a couple in order to salvage a CEO's marriage.A porter and a top-model have to pretend to be a couple in order to salvage a CEO's marriage.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
Jean-Yves Chilot
- Hervé
- (as Jean Yves Chilot)
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Did you know
- TriviaFrancis Veber: [François Pignon] Features a likable idiot called François Pignon.
- GoofsBoth Francois and Emilie purposely avoid going to Luigi's for lunch, but run into each other at another restaurant. However, in the next scene, Elena asks Francois "Did I upset the girl at Luigi's?"
- Quotes
François Pignon: A man comes home to watch T.V. It's not normal.
- Crazy creditsThe Gaumont logo, after it fully appears, becomes a sign outside a church.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Making of 'The Valet' (2007)
Featured review
To avoid telling his wife he's been taken in picture with his top-model of a lover, a billionaire makes everyone (especially the press) think that she lives with an average guy. This guy, the classic Francois Pignon (Gad Elmaleh), is a very limited and naive valet who doesn't understand why he gets paid to live with a model.
Although the plot is totally unbelievable, the main actors (except for Daniel Auteuil) are really supporting it. And once again, Francis Veber extremely well defined the main character.
It would have been too easy,in my opinion, to make Francois Pignon and Elena fall in love for each other, and the director avoided this trap by adding another women in the story.
Although the plot is totally unbelievable, the main actors (except for Daniel Auteuil) are really supporting it. And once again, Francis Veber extremely well defined the main character.
It would have been too easy,in my opinion, to make Francois Pignon and Elena fall in love for each other, and the director avoided this trap by adding another women in the story.
- loolbender
- Apr 4, 2006
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Box office
- Budget
- €25,320,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,926,800
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $67,552
- Apr 22, 2007
- Gross worldwide
- $29,414,553
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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