Priceless

Priceless: Audrey Tautou

Priceless

Cast: Gad Elmaleh, Audrey Tautou, Marie-Christine Adam, Vernon Dobtcheff, Jacques Spiesser, Annelise Hesme

Jean (Gad Elmaleh), a shy waiter at a luxury hotel, pretends to be a millionaire and awakens the interest of Irène (Audrey Tautou), an adventurer who makes wealthy men pay for her bills. When Irène discovers who Jean really is, she escapes. However, Jean is in love and goes after her, finding her at Côte d'Azur. Pursuing her, he spends all the money to his name to pay for her presence, until he uses his final euro for "10 more seconds". When she leaves him for richer men and he is left with a hotel bill he can't pay, he is picked up by a wealthy widow and assumes the lifestyle of the one he pursues. Now that they are "equals", she teaches him the tricks of gold-digging and he soon wheedles a 30,000 Euro watch from his supporter. Jean and Irène steal away from their patrons at every chance they get, and eventually are caught kissing by Irène's patron.

Furious, he leaves her with nothing but a sarong and the swim suit she is wearing. Jean sells his watch to buy her a week's stay in their hotel, a gorgeous evening gown, and the invitation to a party they both attend. Jean's patron is at first furious with his selling the watch, but is calmed and pleased when he gives her a beautiful pair of earrings he also bought with the money. He proves himself a skillful gold digger when she later gives him a scooter. Irène shows up at the party and sees her original patron with another woman, and decides to steal him back with Jean's help. Even though his patron dumps him for it, Jean pretends to be a wealthy prince and goes up to his room with the woman Irène's patron is with, and Irène takes her old man up to his room across from Jean's. Hoping her patron will catch his woman with Jean, she at first tries to direct his attention to the window, but finds herself caught seeing Jean with another woman. She runs to his room, leaving the wealthy man and her only chance at a glamorous lifestyle, and tells Jean of her feelings. The movie ends as they ride off on his scooter to Italy, Irène barefoot.