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A French Gigolo(2008)
Status: Released
Date: 2008-10-08
50%
50 Votes
Time: 1h 45m
Overview:
Marco leads a double life. As Marco, he is a construction worker but rich ladies craving sexual excitation know him as Patrick. As Marco he is married to Fanny, an ambitious young woman who has opened her own hairdressing salon in partnership with her friend Rosalie. Marco/Patrick is not a male prostitute at heart: in fact he does the job in order to support his wife's business. Which doesn't prevent Judith, an elegant tele-shopping presenter who buys his services, from falling in love with him. But when Fanny learns what Marco does and with whom, she first gets mad but soon starts interfering in their affair.
Languages: French.
Countries:
France
ProductionCompanies: 
LGM Productions
Josy Films
Movie: A French Gigolo
Top 10 Billed Cast
Josiane Balasko
Irene
Isabelle Carré
Fanny
Nathalie Baye
Judith
Catherine Hiegel
Maggy
Éric Caravaca
Marco
Arnaud Valois
Sylvain
Marilou Berry
Karine
Sandrine Le Berre
Bérénice
Félicité Wouassi
Rosalie
George Aguilar
Jim
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Overview
Marco leads a double life. As Marco, he is a construction worker but rich ladies craving sexual excitation know him as Patrick. As Marco he is married to Fanny, an ambitious young woman who has opened her own hairdressing salon in partnership with her friend Rosalie. Marco/Patrick is not a male prostitute at heart: in fact he does the job in order to support his wife's business. Which doesn't prevent Judith, an elegant tele-shopping presenter who buys his services, from falling in love with him. But when Fanny learns what Marco does and with whom, she first gets mad but soon starts interfering in their affair.
Release Date
2008-10-08
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5
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