This was our very first disc from LOVEFiLM and we started with a cracker.
Set on the French Riviera, the story sees Audrey Tautou on top form as the charming, sophisticated, but disingenuous companion of a wealthy older man. A brief encounter with the hotel barman (Gad Elmaleh) throws a spanner in the works and pitches the two stars into an ongoing battle of wits as he fights to win her affections.
The plot reads like your typical rom-com stuff, but the leads bring sass and charisma to the scriptwriters' high class soiree. Tautou does not play the timid, but generous girl of Amelie, but more the feisty, manipulative type with an agenda of her own. Elmaleh portrays a naive, lost puppy who learns the art of manipulation himself and soon gets to demonstrate his ability to play a suave, but troubled aristocrat. I'll be adding his other appearances to my must watch list.
Priceless
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