A woman who has never had much trouble choosing between love or money tries to teach a man the tricks of the trade in this sly romantic comedy. Ir ne (Audrey Tautou) is an attractive thirtysomething woman who lives a comfortable life by taking up with older and very wealthy men. Ir ne is serving as arm candy for Jacques (Vernon Dobtcheff), who is twice her age and quite rich; Jacques takes Ir ne on a vacation to a resort in the French Riviera for her birthday, where she meets Jean (Gad Elmaleh), a handsome bartender at the hotel who works a variety of odd jobs to keep himself afloat. While Jacques spends Ir ne's birthday sound asleep, she ends up enjoying a romantic evening with Jean, until she discovers he's broke. A year later, Jacques and Ir ne return to the resort, and Jean discovers he still carries a torch for her. Ir ne is not so interested until Jacques decides he's had enough of her and breaks off their relationship; suddenly forced to fend for herself, Ir ne turns to Jean for
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Posted: 5/1/2008
