The Valet

The Valet

85 mins | Comedy | March 29, 2006

Caught by tabloid paparazzi with his mistress Elena, a famous and beautiful fashion model, billionaire Pierre Levasseur tries to avoid a divorce by inventing a preposterous lie. He uses the presence of a passerby in the photo to claim to his wife that it's not him Elena is seeing but the other man, one François Pignon. Pignon is a modest little man who works as a parking valet. To make the story convincing, Elena has to move in with Pignon.

The Valet

85 mins | Comedy | March 29, 2006

The Valet
Caught by tabloid paparazzi with his mistress Elena, a famous and beautiful fashion model, billionaire Pierre Levasseur tries to avoid a divorce by inventing a preposterous lie. He uses the presence of a passerby in the photo to claim to his wife that it's not him Elena is seeing but the other man, one François Pignon. Pignon is a modest little man who works as a parking valet. To make the story convincing, Elena has to move in with Pignon.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Gaumont, TF1 Films Production, EFVE, Kairos
Original title La Doublure
Directors Francis Veber
Writers Declan May, Francis Veber

Cast

Gad Elmaleh

as François Pignon

Alice Taglioni

as Éléna Simonsen

Daniel Auteuil

as Pierre Levasseur

Kristin Scott Thomas

as Christine Levasseur

Richard Berry

as Maître Foix

Virginie Ledoyen

as Emilie

Dany Boon

as Richard

Michel Jonasz

as André Pignon

Michel Aumont

as Doctor

Laurent Gamelon

as Paul

Patrick Mille

as Pascal

Michèle Garcia

as Louise Pignon

Philippe Magnan

as Berman

Jean-Yves Chilot

as Hervé

Irina Ninova

as Marie

Philippe Beglia

as Butler

Noémie Lenoir

as Karine

Sandra Moreno

as Levasseur's secretary

Jean-Pol Brissart

as Mauricet

Philippe Brigaud

as Mr. Hervé

Thierry Humbert

as Paparazzi

Paulette Frantz

as Richard's mother

Thierry Nenez

as Perrache

Karl Lagerfeld

as Karl Lagerfeld