A French Gigolo (French: Cliente) is a 2008 French comedy-drama film directed by Josiane Balasko and starring Nathalie Baye, Éric Caravaca, Isabelle Carré and Balasko.
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| French | Cliente |
| Directed by | Josiane Balasko |
| Screenplay by | Josiane Balasko |
| Adaptation by | Josiane Balasko Franck Lee Joseph |
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| Cinematography | Robert Alazraki |
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| Music by | Kore |
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| Distributed by | Gaumont |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $8.4 million |
| Box office | $6 million[1] |
Plot
editPatrick is a male prostitute who hides his double life from his wife. When she finds out about his extramarital activities by answering his phone, she decides she will catch him in a hotel room with a client. At first offended by the behavior of her husband, she soon asks him to continue to be a male escort to help pay the bills. Patrick meets a female client, Judith, with whom they live out a complicated love story.
Cast
edit- Nathalie Baye as Judith
- Éric Caravaca as Marco
- Isabelle Carré as Fanny
- Josiane Balasko as Irène
- Catherine Hiegel as Maggy
- Marilou Berry as Karine
- Félicité Wouassi as Rosalie
- George Aguilar as Jim
- Sandrine Le Berre as Bérénice
- David Rousseau as Alex
- Guillaume Verdier as Zoltan
- Jean-Christophe Folly as Toutoune
- Richard Berry as Lucas
- Maria Schneider as Marie-Hélène
- Arnaud Valois as Sylvain
- Cécile Breccia as Elodie
- Guillaume Nicloux as Jean-Louis
- Rudy Berry as Jonathan
- Gérard Krawczyk as the bar's patron
Development
editA French Gigolo premiered at the Rome Film Festival in October 2008. The film was also screened at the 2009 Seattle International Film Festival.
References
edit- ^ "A French Gigolo (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
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