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The Price to Pay

The Price to Pay

No sex? No dough!

20075.41h 35m

Overview

Jean-Pierre, a wealthy businessman, is lonely. He still desires his wife but she only seems interested in shopping and the beauty salon. Tired of lunching alone every day, one day he decides to invite his chauffeur to join him, and a relationship quickly develops as the two find they have much in common. Are they just cash machines for their wives? Don't they deserve some love in return? Jean-Pierre confiscates his wife's credit card, but things don't turn out exactly the way he'd hoped...

Directed by Alexandra Leclère
Written by Alexandra Leclère
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Top Cast

Christian Clavier

Christian Clavier

Jean-Pierre Ménard

Gérard Lanvin

Gérard Lanvin

Richard

Géraldine Pailhas

Géraldine Pailhas

Caroline

Patrick Chesnais

Patrick Chesnais

Grégoire

Anaïs Demoustier

Anaïs Demoustier

Justine Ménard

Maud Buquet

Maud Buquet

La prostituée

Nathalie Baye

Nathalie Baye

Odile Ménard

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Antoine Smadja

Barman

E

Emilie Lafarge

Jacqueline

Francis Leplay

Francis Leplay

Agent immobilier

Themes & Keywords

woman director

About The Price to Pay

The Price to Pay is a comedy film released in 2007 exploring themes of woman director. Directed by Alexandra Leclère, it stars Christian Clavier, Gérard Lanvin, Géraldine Pailhas. Jean-Pierre, a wealthy businessman, is lonely. He still desires his wife but she only seems interested in shopping and the beauty salon. Tired of lunching alone every day, one day he decides to invite his chauffeur to join him, and a relationship quickly develops as the two find they have much in common. Are they just cash machines for their wives? Don't they deserve some love in return? Jean-Pierre confiscates his wife's credit card, but things don't turn out exactly the way he'd hoped...

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