A French Gigolo

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

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.