The Valet (French: La Doublure [literally, The Stand-In]) is a 2006
French comedy film written and directed by Francis Veber and starring
Gad Elmaleh, Alice Taglioni, Daniel Auteuil, and Kristin Scott Thomas.
The screenplay focuses on a parking valet who is enlisted to pretend
to be the lover of a famous fashion model in order to deflect
attention from her relationship with a married businessman.Pierre
Levasseur is a wealthy married Parisian executive involved in an
affair with top model Elena Simonsen. When a paparazzo catches the two
of them departing their secret hideaway and their photograph is
published on the front page of the local newspaper, Pierre's wife
Christine confronts him. He claims he has no idea who the woman is,
and that she must have been a companion of the man seen walking beside
them. Fully aware of Pierre's difficult situation, Elena gives him an
ultimatum: he must choose between her and his wife. Because Christine
is the majority shareholder of his business, Pierre is in danger of
losing his fortune if he divorces her. His lawyer Maître Foix advises
him the only way to resolve the issue is to find the anonymous man in
the photo and have him pose as Elena's lover.The anonymous man is the
hapless François Pignon, a parking valet who is in love with
bookstore owner Émilie. Deep in debt and worried about her business,
she has turned down his marriage proposal because she believes she has
too much on her plate, and thinks of him as a brother. Meanwhile,
Maître Foix locates François and offers him money to let Elena move
in with him and pretend they are a couple. François agrees and asks
for 32,450 euros: the exact amount of money that will pay off
Émilie's debts. Meanwhile, Elena demands 20 million euros to
participate in the sham relationship, a sum she keeps as a deposit
that she will return to Pierre when he leaves his wife. Dislodging his
friend and roommate Richard, Elena moves in with François, who is
overwhelmed by the situation, but the two quickly become
friends.Christine is not fooled and plays the situation for all it is
worth, making her husband jealous of François and Elena's living
situation. Émilie, too, is confused and upset to see François and
Elena together. Eventually, Elena explains the situation to Émilie,
who is grateful for the funding François requested for her, and she
acquires a newfound respect for him and eventually accepts François'
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