
In Biarritz with her elderly provider to celebrate her birthday, Irene slips down to the hotel bar when he falls asleep on her. She mistakes barman Jean for a well-healed guest and he encourages the deceit by taking her up to the Royal Suite for the night. A year later the same thing happens but this time her lover finds out and disowns her. Now knowing Jean is indeed a barman of little means doesn't stop her from continuing to live in style until his money is gone. He soon f... (Full plot summary below)
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In Biarritz with her elderly provider to celebrate her birthday, Irene slips down to the hotel bar when he falls asleep on her. She mistakes barman Jean for a well-healed guest and he encourages the deceit by taking her up to the Royal Suite for the night. A year later the same thing happens but this time her lover finds out and disowns her. Now knowing Jean is indeed a barman of little means doesn't stop her from continuing to live in style until his money is gone. He soon finds himself in Irene's business with older and worldly-wise Madeleine, and though Irene also takes up with a new paramour the two of them keep in increasingly close touch.
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| NewsdayJan StuartThis broadly amoral take on Breakfast at Tiffany's suffers from a serious case of who-should-we-care-for: He's a sap, she's a soulless vamp, their patrons are either cruel, self-deluding or both. |
| CinemaBlend.comJoshua TylerLight on its feet, frequently hilarious, and wonderfully entertaining. |
| Washington TimesChristian TotoPriceless smartly updates the selfish pluck that powered Breakfast at Tiffany's more than four decades ago. |
| New York ObserverAndrew SarrisPierre Salvadori's Priceless has been heralded as a French box office hit, which suggests that the French have become as corrupt and materialistic as some commentators insist that we are. |
| tonymedley.comTony Medley...one of the more unusual love stories you will see...a priceless gem, a certainty to be on my list of most enjoyable films of 2008. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeA breath of champagne on a warm summer night. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Jeff Vice[Tautou] makes this sometimes creaky, comic creation work better than it should. |
| ViewLondonMatthew TurnerHugely enjoyable, utterly charming French romcom with a terrific script and fantastic performances from its two leads. |
| Urban CinefileUrban Cinefile CriticsSexy and funny and politically incorrect. |
| Arizona Daily StarPhil VillarrealThe outcome is as predictable as a high summer electric bill, but chemistry and charm go a long way. |