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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.
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.
A French Gigolo premiered at the Rome Film Festival in October 2008. The film was also screened at the 2009 Seattle International Film Festival.
A French Gigolo | |
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French | Cliente |
Directed by | Josiane Balasko |
Screenplay by | Josiane Balasko |
Adaptation by | Josiane Balasko Franck Lee Joseph |
Produced by |
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Starring |
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Cinematography | Robert Alazraki |
Edited by |
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Music by | Kore |
Production companies |
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Distributed by | Gaumont |
Release date |
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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.
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.
A French Gigolo premiered at the Rome Film Festival in October 2008. The film was also screened at the 2009 Seattle International Film Festival.