Breakfast At Tiffany's Priceless Satire

The film begins with an misconception. A jaded and drained barman, Jean, collapses with exhaustion and nods off in his workplace where he is eyed by a seducing Irene and assumes he is a guest. Captivated by her Jean does not correct her presumption of him being a guest and the sticky misunderstanding becomes the start of a beautiful journey. A journey that has its bumpy roads where she at first seemingly disappears and then shows up a year later where he continues his facade. A journey filled with luxury and elegance that Irene shows Jean, that he soon realises to be eligible for her hand he must be prepared to give her the life she graves. Yet the idea of living without money troubles and the extravagance dazzles John into holding on to the opulence of living in a plush lifestyle with the skin of his teeth. The alluring Irene takes him under his wing when he becomes bankrupt and teaches him her trade. The trade of being an professional gold-digger. Now as equals they both squander and thrive off of the splendour of expensive clothes, restaurants and jewellery. Continuing to …show more content…
The satire-esque film is enhanced by its leading protagonists portrayed by Audrey Tautou and Gad Elmaleh who's charming and naive approach to a film about prostitution is lauded due to their different approach. It’s a far stretch from Tautou's acclaimed Amelie where she portrays the innocent and quirky titular character compared to Priceless's hardened gold-digger Irene and also Elmaleh's work where he is most popular from his one man French shows as a comedian. The darker and morally grey characters are what engages the film the most. Salvadori's multigenerational cast depict the vital and recurring question of the film whether money can buy love, or ultimately can it fill the void with excessive