The Valet (La Doublure) | 
| Director: Francis Veber
Actors: Alice Taglioni, Daniel Auteuil, Gad Elmaleh, Kristin Scott Thomas, Virginie Ledoyen
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 18106
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: French (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 99
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 85 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 18389
UPC: 043396183896
EAN: 0043396183896
ASIN: B000SSQ7JC
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Release Date: September 18, 2007
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Product Description
A billionaire bribes a lovelorn oarking attendant to pose as the boyfriend of his supermodel mistress. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 03/25/2008 Run time: 85 minutes Rating: Pg13
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A light, zippy farce from Francis Veber (writer/director of The Closet and The Dinner Game), The Valet is another masterful comic escalation of lies and pretenses. When a billionaire (Daniel Auteuil, Cache, The Eighth Day) gets photographed next to his supermodel mistress (Alice Taglioni), he tries to persuade his wife (Kristin Scott Thomas, The English Patient) that the supermodel must be with the other man in the picture--a parking valet (Gad Elmaleh) who just happens to be walking by. Naturally, the billionaire has to follow through by setting the valet and the supermodel up as a couple, lest his wife's detective uncover the truth. The valet agrees, but not because he wants to cozy up to the beautiful girl; he hopes that the money he'll be paid will win the heart of the bookstore owner he's in love with (Virginie Ledoyen, The Beach, 8 Femmes). The sneaky machinations of the characters multiply and cascade with delicious results, particularly the hapless envy of the valet's best friend (Dany Boon, My Best Friend). The Valet isn't quite as brilliantly orchestrated as The Closet (some of the plot threads feel underbaked), but it's still sly and wonderfully engaging. Don't judge Veber by the hamfisted Hollywood remakes of his films Les Comperes and Le Jouet; Veber's films have a deft sweetness that American filmmakers just can't recreate. --Bret Fetzer
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 Pray Hollywood does not get hold of this June 6, 2009
Coronet Blue (California)
Nothing heavy here. Just a lovesick car parking attendant who, through unusual circumstances, ends up paid to live with a super model. If this was made here, Adam Sandler would be parking the cars and the model would be just as beautiful but nasty as a hornet. Leave it to the French have the right touch to make this sweet and funny little story.
Original comedy that well deserves your attention! May 18, 2009
Hiram Gomez Pardo (Valencia, Venezuela)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"Valet" constitutes a well rounded and poignant comedy that deals with those unsaid and veiled infidelities of a wealthy executive supported by the solid financial aid of his wife. On the other hand, we have the other side of the coin: a looser who makes his living as valet in a luxurious hotel in front of the Eiffel Tower who has been rejected buy his everlasting love.
The twist of fate will make both men have to share a little agreement that involves the top model of the moment (the alluring Alice Taglioni).
So, here you have the main ingredients of this entangled and funny movie that ends with an acidic finale.
Surprisingly funny and great casting! December 16, 2008
J. Bussio (CA USA)
Incredibly funny! Now I want to see all the other films by this director! Impeccable timing. All the special features are good too! Rather subtle. I also liked The Band's Visit, another foreign film. Not similar but also funny.
Predictable But Funny..... December 8, 2008
Martial Arts Damsel (Cypress, Texas United States)
French Farce about a man trying to disguise his lover as another man's girlfriend. There's enough laughs to keep you entertained. As the story unfurls paranoia and mistrust run rampant with the paparazzi not far behind.
Cute and funny November 10, 2008
Reader (Chicago, IL USA)
Great comedy that will keep you engaged from start to finish. A rich man (Daniel Auteuil) brokering a large corporate merger has a mistress (supermodel) he loves. He does not want to divorce his wife since she owns majority of the company shares and therefore money (i.e. fruits of his labor). Can a man of money and influence have it all? To cover his tracks, he hires a valet to pose as his girlfriend's lover. While his wife (Kristen Scott Thomas) finds his schemes amazing and actively engages in beating him in his own game, valet is trying hard to win over the love of his life a book shop owner he knew his entire life and he desparately want to marry. Wonderful cast, great script, very european topic (curtains joke is typical european joke). I did not know that Kristen Scott Thomas speaks fluent French and for that she deserves all the credit she can get for this role. She plays fantastic ice queen/business woman with a cheating husband.
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