A French Gigolo
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A French Gigolo

5.0 / 10 2008 1h 45mNR French
DramaRomance

Storyline

Marco leads a double life. As Marco, he is a construction worker but rich ladies craving sexual excitation know him as Patrick. As Marco he is married to Fanny, an ambitious young woman who has opened her own hairdressing salon in partnership with her friend Rosalie. Marco/Patrick is not a male prostitute at heart: in fact he does the job in order to support his wife's business. Which doesn't prevent Judith, an elegant tele-shopping presenter who buys his services, from falling in love with him. But when Fanny learns what Marco does and with whom, she first gets mad but soon starts interfering in their affair.

Cast & Crew

Josiane Balasko

Josiane Balasko

Irene

Lead
Isabelle Carré

Isabelle Carré

Fanny

Nathalie Baye

Nathalie Baye

Judith

Catherine Hiegel

Catherine Hiegel

Maggy

Éric Caravaca

Éric Caravaca

Marco

Arnaud Valois

Arnaud Valois

Sylvain

Marilou Berry

Marilou Berry

Karine

Sandrine Le Berre

Sandrine Le Berre

Bérénice

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Josiane Balasko's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. A French Gigolo is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker