A French Gigolo

A French Gigolo
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Josiane Balasko
Written by	Josiane Balasko Franck Lee Joseph
Produced by	Cyril Colbeau-Justin Jean-Baptiste Dupont Josiane Balasko
Starring	Nathalie Baye Éric Caravaca Isabelle Carré Josiane Balasko
Cinematography	Robert Alazraki
Edited by	Marie De La Selle Claudine Merlin
Music by	DJ Kore
Release date	1 October 2008 (2008-10-01)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$8.4 million
Box office	$6 million [1]

A French Gigolo or Cliente is a 2008 French drama film directed by Josiane Balasko and starring Nathalie Baye. It is based on Cliente, the first novel written by Josiane Balasko, which was a big success.

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[]

• Nathalie Baye as Judith
• Éric Caravaca as Marco
• Isabelle Carré as Fanny
• Josiane Balasko as Irène
• Catherine Hiegel as Maggy
• Marilou Berry as Karine
• as Rosalie
• George Aguilar as Jim
• as Bérénice
• as Alex
• as Zoltan
• as Toutoune
• Richard Berry as Lucas
• Maria Schneider as Marie-Hélène
• Arnaud Valois as Sylvain
• Cécile Breccia as Elodie
• Guillaume Nicloux as Jean-Louis
• Rudy Berry as Jonathan
• Gérard Krawczyk as the bar's patron

Development[]

The movie was first introduced during the Rome Film Festival, in October 2008. The film was also screen at the 2009 Seattle International Film Festival.

References[]

External links[]

• Cliente at IMDb

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