Comedy · France · 2006 · 1h 25m

The Valet

La Doublure

The Valet poster
Director
Francis Veber
Cast
Gad Elmaleh as François Pignon Alice Taglioni as Éléna Simonsen Daniel Auteuil as Pierre Levasseur Kristin Scott Thomas as Christine Levasseur Richard Berry as Maître Foix Virginie Ledoyen as Emilie
Crew
Robert Fraisse — Director of Photography Georges Klotz — Editor Alexandre Desplat — Original Music Composer Francis Veber — Writer Declan May — Writer Patrice Ledoux — Producer
Synopsis

Caught by tabloid paparazzi with his mistress Elena, a famous and beautiful fashion model, billionaire Pierre Levasseur tries to avoid a divorce by inventing a preposterous lie. He uses the presence of a passerby in the photo to claim to his wife that it's not him Elena is seeing but the other man, one François Pignon. Pignon is a modest little man who works as a parking valet. To make the story convincing, Elena has to move in with Pignon.

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Mood & Themes
adulteryparis, francelouvre museumsupermodelbellevillevaletcouple
Key Collaborators
Francis Veber Director Robert Fraisse Director of Photography Georges Klotz Editor Alexandre Desplat Original Music Composer Francis Veber Writer Declan May Writer Patrice Ledoux Producer Francesco Pamphili Producer Dominique André Production Design Jacqueline Bouchard Costume Design
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