A French Gigolo
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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.
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Cast
16 people
Nathalie Baye
Judith
Known for
Catch Me If You Can
It's Only the End of the World
Éric Caravaca
Marco
Known for
By the Grace of God
The Officers' Ward
Isabelle Carré
Fanny
Known for
Romantics Anonymous
Delicious
Josiane Balasko
Irene
Known for
French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
The Hedgehog
Catherine Hiegel
Maggy
Known for
Life Is a Long Quiet River
French Twist
Marilou Berry
Karine
Known for
Those Happy Days
Josephine
Félicité Wouassi
Rosalie
Known for
Assassin(s)
George Aguilar
Jim
Known for
Bagdad Cafe
The Scarlet Letter
Arnaud Valois
Sylvain
Known for
BPM (Beats per Minute)
Paradise Hills
Sandrine Le Berre
Bérénice
Also in
Tanguy
Loopdidoo
Guillaume Verdier
Zoltan
Known for
Mrs. Hyde
Priceless
David Rousseau
Alex
Also in
Avenue de France
Denied
Josiane Balasko Director · Franck Lee Joseph Writer DJ Kore Composer
Worldwide gross $6M · Budget $8.4M · United States release November 11, 2008
Box office
Budget
$8,400,000
Worldwide gross
$6,000,000
Gross vs. budget
0.7×
Production
Gaumont
Production · Studio
LGM Productions
Production
Josy Films
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
France
Produced in
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Original title
Cliente
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Switzerland · October 1, 2008
Digital
France · October 8, 2008
Theatrical
United States · November 11, 2008
Theatrical
France
September 5, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Émotion
Spain
September 4, 2009 · Theatrical
Ukraine
April 22, 2010 · Theatrical
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