| A French Gigolo | |
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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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| Starring |
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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] |
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.
Plot
Patrick 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
- 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
A French Gigolo premiered at the Rome Film Festival in October 2008. The film was also screened at the 2009 Seattle International Film Festival.
References
- ↑ "A French Gigolo (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
External links
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