Directed by:
Francis VeberCinematography:
Robert FraisseComposer:
Alexandre DesplatCast:
Gad Elmaleh, Daniel Auteuil, Alice Taglioni, Kristin Scott Thomas, Richard Berry, Virginie Ledoyen, Michel Aumont, Dany Boon, Patrick Mille, Philippe Brigaud (more)Plots(1)
The tale begins when François Pignon, (Gad Elmaleh) a restaurant car service valet at a posh Paris hotel gets caught-up in a billionaire industrialist's sneaky infidelities. Veber's plot quickly turns on the fall guy, when François an innocent passerby - is photographed by a paparazzo leaving the hotel along with Pierre Levasseur (Daniel Auteuil), the wealthy tycoon and his beautiful supermodel mistress Elena (Alice Taglioni). In a desperate attempt to avoid an ugly divorce with his wife Christine, (Kristin Scott Thomas) Pierre's scheming lawyer Maitre Foix (Richard Berry) concocts an outrageous plan. By paying the valet a large sum of money to live with Pierre's mistress, the two men hope to mislead the tabloids and most importantly hide the affair from his wife. Meanwhile, the ruthless Pierre must convince the stunning Elena to live with François in his cruddy apartment until the dust settles. All the while, continuing to reassure his wife that the other man in the photo, François, is really Elena's boyfriend. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Gad Elmaleh
Morocco
Best movies:
Gad Elmaleh : L'autre c'est moi (2005) (theatrical recording)
Train of Life (1998)
Midnight in Paris (2011)
Daniel Auteuil
Algeria
Best movies:
Jean de Florette (1986)
Manon of the Spring (1986)
Nos femmes (2015)
Alice Taglioni
France
Best movies:
What If...? (2008)
The Story of My Life (2004)
Zaytoun (2012)
Kristin Scott Thomas
UK
Best movies:
Bitter Moon (1992)
I've Loved You So Long (2008)
The English Patient (1996)
Richard Berry
France
Best movies:
La Dernière Nuit (1981) (TV movie)
Shut Up! (2003)
Nos femmes (2015)
Virginie Ledoyen
France
Best movies:
Les Misérables (2000) (series)
La Cérémonie (1995)
8 Women (2002)
Michel Aumont
France
Best movies:
Shut Up! (2003)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) (series)
A Sunday in the Country (1984)
Dany Boon
France
Best movies:
Merry Christmas (2005)
Driving Madeleine (2022)
Welcome to the Sticks (2008)
Patrick Mille
Portugal
Best movies:
Philippe Brigaud
Best movies:
The Dinner Game (1998)
Shut Up! (2003)
Holy Year (1976)
Laurent Gamelon
France
Best movies:
Shut Up! (2003)
Tango (1993)
The Maiden and the Wolves (2008)
Noémie Lenoir
France
Best movies:
The Valet (2006)
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002)
After the Sunset (2004)
Thierry Nenez
France
Best movies:
Shut Up! (2003)
Don't Worry, I'm Fine (2006)
Marcelino, pan y vino (1991)
Philippe Magnan
Best movies:
L'Affaire Salengro (2009) (TV movie)
The Children of the Marshland (1999)
Ridiculous (1996)
Michel Jonasz
France
Best movies:
A Love to Hide (2005) (TV movie)
The Valet (2006)
Dancing forever (2010) (TV movie)
Michèle Garcia
Best movies:
Monsieur Batignole (2002)
The Closet (2001)
The Valet (2006)
Philippe Beglia
Best movies:
The Three Brothers (1995)
Elisa (1995)
Chicken with Plums (2011)
Paulette Frantz
Best movies:
The Bourne Identity (2002)
Mother (1991)
La Ronde (1950)
Karl Otto Lagerfeld
German Empire
Best movies:
The Valet (2006)
Totally Spies! The Movie (2009)
Mistress (1976)
Jean-Pol Brissart
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Guilty (2011)
Amelie (2001)