A French Gigolo
Theatrical release poster
FrenchCliente
Directed byJosiane Balasko
Screenplay byJosiane Balasko
Adaptation byJosiane Balasko
Franck Lee Joseph
Produced by
  • Cyril Colbeau-Justin
  • Jean-Baptiste Dupont
Starring
CinematographyRobert Alazraki
Edited by
  • Claudine Merlin
  • Marie de la Selle
Music byKore
Production
companies
Distributed byGaumont
Release date
  • 1 October 2008 (2008-10-01) (France)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
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

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

  1. "A French Gigolo (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 20 March 2022.


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