Hors de Prix (Pierre Salvadori, 2006)

Priceless stars French-Algerian comedian Gad Elmaleh as a barman in a posh Riviera hotel who's pounced upon by the omnipresent Audrey Tautou as a gold-digger who mistakes him for another idle millionaire to prey upon. When, inevitably, his cover is blown, she wants nothing to do with him but by then he's helplessly infatuated. From there on, the only way forward is to play the same game as her.
So, basically it's a fluffy romantic comedy in the traditions of farce. Nevertheless, there's also a satirical undercurrent directed at the vacuities of the ultra-rich and their relationship with their penniless toyboy/girl leeches that is played out with respectable restraint and it's nice to see Tautou again reaffirm that button-nosed cute is not all she's capable of as an actress as she blithely coaches Elmaleh in the art of twisting the moneyed around his little finger. Of course it's all heading for the feelgood finale, but it reassures to know that love might figure larger than money in the end balance.

6/10