We saw Priceless last week at the State Theater here in Ann Arbor.
The movie revolves around a woman who is a sort of soft prostitute - she hangs out in rich resort towns and lets men buy her gifts and meals in exchange for sex and company. She has a long run goal of marrying one of these rich men (preferably an old one who will die soon and leave a large estate).
The plot thickens when she mistakes a hotel employee for a potential target. The hotel employee then falls in love with her and spends the rest of the movie attempting to woo her away from her life as a serially kept woman and into a life of romantic poverty. Did I mention this is a French movie?
The movie is fluff to be sure, but high quality French fluff with the lucious Audrey Tautou and beautiful scenes of the Mediterranean coast and of luxury hotels. There are some very funny moments and the supporting cast of rich men and women trying to recapture their lost youth (and have some fun doing it) are marvelous. I should note that Lisa really didn't like it: the main character was simply far too shallow for her to enjoy.
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