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The Valet
Genres
Comedy
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$29326868
Runtime
85 min
Release Date
2006-03-29
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
542
Vote Average
5.963
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Gad Elmaleh
François Pignon
Alice Taglioni
Éléna Simonsen
Daniel Auteuil
Pierre Levasseur
Kristin Scott Thomas
Christine Levasseur
Richard Berry
Maître Foix
Virginie Ledoyen
Emilie
Dany Boon
Richard
Michel Jonasz
André Pignon
Michel Aumont
Doctor
Laurent Gamelon
Paul
Patrick Mille
Pascal
Michèle Garcia
Louise Pignon
Philippe Magnan
Berman
Jean-Yves Chilot
Hervé
Irina Ninova
Marie
Philippe Beglia
Butler
Noémie Lenoir
Karine
Sandra Moreno
Levasseur's secretary
Jean-Pol Brissart
Mauricet
Philippe Brigaud
Mr. Hervé
Alexandre Brik
Ken
Thierry Humbert
Paparazzi
Paulette Frantz
Richard's mother
Thierry Nenez
Perrache
Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld
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