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| Movie Review: Priceless (Hors de Prix) Alternate Title: Love is a Many Sparkly Thing
Story: Put on your beret, open
your mind, sit back and enjoy this delightful, funny, elegant tale of
love, French style. The film was directed by Pierre Salvadori
and written by Pierre Salvadori and Benoit
Graffin and is a mature, whimsical look at what is definitely
not an American film about gold diggers and their sugar mommies and
daddies. Irene is young, beautiful and economically challenged.
Her goal in life is to nab a fabulously wealthy older man and live her
life in the style of the rich and famous. Through an identity mix up
she finds herself mistakenly involved with a poor, dog walking, bartender.
Quelle surprise! A few twists later, the poor bartender himself becomes
the apple of an elder woman's eye. Lessons in love and seduction are
hilarious and filled with heart. The film is filled with physical comedy, sight
gags, beautiful people and surroundings. Take a couple of hours out
and enjoy this film. It will make you want to travel to the French Riviera
even though the dollar is pissy weak against the Euro. Acting: Audrey Tautou (Amelie) as Irene is perfect.
How her dresses stay on her body is one of the marvels of the film.Gad
Elmaleh as the unsuspecting, smitten bartender is terrific
too. Predilection: None
Critters: It is a French film so of course there
will be dogs and more dogs.
Food: Oo la la! Caviar, lobster and oodles of champagne.
Sex Spectrum: Lots of implied sex but no visuals.
Blatant Product Placement: Every designer label you
can think of from Chanel to Gucci.
Soundtrack: Fun
Opening Titles: An elegant graphic
Visual Art: There is much to gaze upon in this sumptuous
film.
Theater Audience: About 20 other delighted patrons.
This film was seen at the Regal Square 14th Street Cineplex on April
3, 2008
Weather: Perfect - mais naturellement
Sappy Factor: 1
Quirky Meter: 0
Squirm Scale: 0
Drift Factor: I did not drift at all.
Predictability Level: High
Tissue Usage: 0
Oscar Worthy: No
Big Screen or Rental: Rental would be fine but it
is fun on the big screen. For some of Audrey Tautou's other films try
renting: The Da Vinci Code, A Very Long Engagement, Dirty Pretty
Things , 'L Auberge espagnole, and Amélie
Length: Under two hours
LOBO HOWLS: 7
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