A Movie to see................

As of late, I have been catching up on French movies (via Netflex) over the past several months. Audrey Tautou is certainly a favorite actress of mine, but recently I have discovered Gad Elmaleh. Born in Morocco, Elmaleh has a marvelous hangdog face and eyes on loan from Buster Keaton. In France he is nearly as well-known as Tautou, who by now can be deemed the official French national gamin.
This wispy romantic comedy offers droll and charming proof of love conquering materialism.In a tale full of reversals, a world of luxury and ease falls apart for Irene (Audrey Tautou), a gold digger in the gorgeous getaway spots of Biarritz and Nice, after she beds a smitten hotel employee, Jean (Gad Elmaleh) , whom she mistakes for a well-heeled guest.The director and co-writer, Pierre Salvadori, connects the glittering shards of the plot like pieces of a comic-erotic jigsaw puzzle. Irene bankrupts Jean and breaks his heart. But in a classy-cynical piece of comic choreography, he becomes a successful gigolo. Every offhand action or deluxe prop charts Jean's unholy pilgrim's progress and Irene's growing realization that she could find salvation in his love.The movie would be no more than an amorous gavotte were it not for the seductive sun-kissed backdrops and the delicate teamwork of Elmaleh and Tautou. Elmaleh conjures memorable farce out of everyday motions and emotions. Like the young Alec Guinness , he brings out the absurdity in the commonplace -- he turns the creation of a cocktail into a sweet, memorable set piece.