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The Valet

Year:
Duration:
France:85 min
Genres:
Comedy | Drama
IMDB rate:
6.6
Director:
Francis Veber
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination
Details
Country: France
Release Date: 2006-03-29
Filming Locations: Paris, France
Earnings
Opening Weekend: $67,552 (USA) (22 April 2007)
Gross: $2,272,329 (USA) (26 August 2007)
Cast
Actor
Character
Gad Elmaleh
François Pignon
Alice Taglioni
Elena
Daniel Auteuil
Levasseur
Richard Berry
Maître Foix
Virginie Ledoyen
Émilie
Dany Boon
Richard
Michel Jonasz
André
Michel Aumont
Le Médecin
Laurent Gamelon
Paul
Patrick Mille
Pascal
Michèle Garcia
Louise
Philippe Magnan
Berman
Jean-Yves Chilot
Hervé (as Jean Yves Chilot)
Irina Ninova
Marie
Philippe Beglia
Maître d'Hôtel
Noémie Lenoir
Karine
Sandra Moreno
Secrétaire Levasseur
Jean-Pol Brissart
Mauricet (as Jean Pol Brissart)
Philippe Brigaud
Monsieur Hervé
Alexandre Brik
Ken
Thierry Humbert
Paparazzi
Paulette Frantz
Mère de Richard
Thierry Nenez
Perrache
Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld
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Trivia
Francis Veber:  [François Pignon]  features a likeable idiot called François Pignon.
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Near the end, the father of François Pignon tells him that he is invited to a dinner to talk about his corkscrews collection. This is a reference to another Francis Veber movie, The Dinner Game (1998), in which a likable idiot (also called François Pignon) is invited to a dinner on the pretext of talking about his match constructions.
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Goofs
When the president yells at Francois and his lawyer hang up the phone, you can see that the CISCO IP Phone is not even working and has the wrong date. There is no way someone would have been able to make a phone call using that phone.
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Both Francois and Emilie purposely avoid going to Luigi's for lunch, but run into each other at another restaurant. However, in the next scene, Elena asks Francois "Did I upset the girl at Luigi's?"
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Quotes
François Pignon: A man comes home to watch T.V. It's not normal.
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Faq
Q
How does it end?
A
Émilie agrees to marry Pignon after having a talk with Elena. Elena receives a tape from Pierre's wife which makes her realize he won't be leaving his wife.And finally, Pierre is photographed on the street with a propositioning male prostitute.
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Photos from cast
Kristin Scott Thomas
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