Le prix à payer (2007)

Réalisateur:

Alexandra Leclère

Scénariste:

Alexandra Leclère (writer)

Date de sortie:

4 avril 2007 (France)

Genre:

Comedie

Intrigue:

A wealthy businessman takes advice from his chauffeur on how to put the spark back into his marriage.

Avis des utilisateurs:

Le shopping

Ensemble

Christian Clavier	...	Jean-Pierre Ménard
Nathalie Baye	...	Odile Ménard
Gérard Lanvin	...	Richard
Géraldine Pailhas	...	Caroline
Patrick Chesnais	...	Grégoire
Anaïs Demoustier	...	Justine Ménard
Maud Buquet	...	La prostituée
Francis Leplay	...	Agent immobilier
Jean-François Robin	...	Homme immobilier
Josselin de Tonquedec	...	Homme guichet métro
Charlotte Gerbault	...	Femme guichet métro
Carmelita Tuazan	...	Mel
Antoine Smadja	...	Barman
Emilie Lafarge	...	Jacqueline
Philippe Breton	...	Automobiliste énervé
Johanna Cohen	...	Jeune femme restaurant
Céline Piccimin	...	Jeune femme réception
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Samuel Amsterdamer	...	Enfant
Célestin Chapelain	...	Enfant

Réalisé par
Alexandra Leclère

Scénaristes (dans l'ordre alphabétique)
Alexandra Leclère		writer

Produit par
Jean-Yves Asselin	....	executive producer
Jean-Yves Asselin	....	line producer
Philippe Godeau	....	producer

Musique originale
Philippe Eidel

Image
Jean-François Robin

Création des décors
Dominique André
Carlos Conti

Décorateur de plateau
Sébastien Monteux-Halleur

Création des costumes
Catherine Bouchard

Directeur de production
Jean-Yves Asselin	....	executive in charge of production
Daniel Baschieri	....	production manager
François Menny	....	unit manager

Assistant réalisateur
Olivier Coutard	....	first assistant director
Anne Gilles	....	second assistant director

Département Art
Franck Gies	....	carpenter
Edouard Pallardy	....	chief painter

Technicien du son
Mélanie Blouin	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Sophie Chiabaut	....	boom operator
Rémi Daru	....	sound assistant
Michel Klochendler	....	sound editor
Gérard Lamps	....	sound mixer
Armelle Mahé	....	assistant sound mixer
Edouard Murcier	....	post-synchronisation
Jean Umansky	....	sound

Visual Effects
Matthieu Chatelier	....	digital artist
Séverine De Wever	....	visual effects coordinator

Cascadeur
Yoni Roch	....	stunt coordinator
Yoni Roch	....	stunt double

Caméra et Département Electrique
Alexis Lambotte	....	second assistant camera
Nicolas Pernot	....	first assistant camera
Jérôme Prébois	....	still photographer

Département Casting
Catherine Deserbais	....	extras casting

Département Costume et garde-Robe
Judith de Luze	....	wardrobe

Dpartement Editorial
Lionel Cassan	....	assistant editor
Carlos Pinto	....	assistant editor

Département Musique
Valérie Lindon	....	music supervisor

Divers
Pilar Billiet	....	script supervisor
Guy Courtecuisse	....	post-production manager
Guillaume Plumejeau	....	location scout
Manuel Pouet	....	location scout
Pierre Selinger	....	legal services

Companies de production

• Pan Européenne Production
• Studio Canal (co-production)
• TF1 Films Production (co-production)
• Canal+ (participation)
• CinéCinéma (participation)
• Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) (participation)

Distributeurs

• Russian Report (2007) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Telexcel/ImpactoCine (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Gativideo (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)

Autre(s) titre(s):

The Price to Pay (International: English title)

Durée:

France:95 min | Argentina:95 min

Pays:

France

Langue:

Français | Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Classification:

Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Argentina:13 | Chile:TE | Australia:M

Société:

Pan Européenne Production

Le shopping

Frankly, the trailers for this film looked a lot more promising than what the finished product turned out to be. We are presented with what appears to be the way bored people with money do with their meaningless lives. Now, we are not opposed that Odile, a woman in a marriage that has seen better days, spends her time in the pricey Parisian boutiques frequented by women like her. After all, if she gets her kicks out of doing that, let her have her fun.

In the meantime, her husband Jean-Pierre is at his wits ends trying to win the affection of her wife. Instead of dealing directly with the problem, he follows his chauffeur Richard's advice seizing Odile's credit cards. If he thinks he will get away with that, he's got another thing coming to him. Richard, the driver, it turns out, has the same problems his boss has, without the money element.

Alexandra Leclere, the writer/director of this French farce, touches on themes that are deeper than what one sees on the screen. Consumerism, machismo, and non-communication between couples that have been married for a while, are some of the themes behind this comedy.

The exceptional cast gathered for the picture deserved better material than what they were given. The marvelous Natalie Baye does all she can with Odile. Christian Claver, who plays Jean-Pierre, makes a good impression. Gerard Lanvin's Richard is instrumental in giving his boss the solution for all his problems. Geraldine Pailhas appears as the wife of Richard, a lady with her own problems in a marriage that is also having difficulties.

There are a few laughs, but in the end the film doesn't completely satisfy. One wishes Ms. Leclere better luck next time.