Duo Auteuil – Elmaleh for Veber
Filming is complete in Paris after 13 weeks for La Doublure, the new film by Francis Veber, specialist of the French box-office. Bringing together a casting of high quality with Daniel Auteuil, Gad Elmaleh, Kristin Scott Thomas, Alice Taglioni, Richard Berry, Virginie Ledoyen, Danny Boon and Michel Aumont, the drama announces itself as one of the attractions for the 2006 season with a release schedule by Gaumont Columbia Tristar Films on March 29th. In fact, the filmmaker never disappoints in the theatres. His last film, Tais-toi! (2003) attracted 3,1 million spectators in France and the previous one Le placard (again with Daniel Auteuil) accumulated 8 million admissions in France and 3,2 million abroad. Expected results for a career littered with success since his first feature Le Jouet in 1976 through to notablyLe dîner de cons (9 million admissions in France in 1998) and the trilogy La chèvre, Les compères, Les fugitifs.
La Doublure tells the story of a rich businessman (Daniel Auteuil) caught on camera by a paparazzi with his mistress, top-model (Alice Taglioni). To avoid a tumultuous and costly divorce (since his wife has the majority control of the financial empire), he makes use of an anonymous man (Gad Elmaleh) who also appeared on the photo. This guy, a simple driver living in a council house with his girlfriend (Virginie Ledoyen) will find himself forced to share his house with the billionaire’s mistress to put the wife (Kristin Scott Thomas) off the scent. A perfect situation for multiple misunderstandings and crossed-paths.
With a budget of 25,3 million euros, La Doublure is an European co-production headed by French Gaumont, in association with their countrymen at Efve Films and at TF1 Films Production, with the Italians at Kairos, the Belgians at Artémis Productions and with the aid of Belgian federal government tax shelter. Pre-bought by Canal +, the film is sold internationally by Gaumont under the English title The Valet
(Translated from French)
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