A French Gigolo

A French Gigolo

Directed by Josiane Balasko

Produced by Gaumont, LGM Productions

2008105 min5.1 / 10

A morally complex romantic drama about a man juggling marriage, prostitution, and competing emotional claims, exploring desire, deception, and the boundaries of love.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is A French Gigolo violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is A French Gigolo scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is A French Gigolo easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is A French Gigolo sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does A French Gigolo end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

12/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity41

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like A French Gigolo

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as A French Gigolo

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like A French Gigolo, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like A French Gigolo, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like A French Gigolo, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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