The 2006 French film The Valet ( La Doublure ), directed by Francis Veber, is a classic farce that explores the absurdity of high-society scandals.
While the 2006 original is celebrated as a quintessential French comedy, it also inspired a 2022 American remake. The remake, available on Disney+ and Hulu, updates the setting to Los Angeles and stars Eugenio Derbez and Samara Weaving. The Valet(2006)
The story follows François Pignon (played by Daniel Auteuil), a humble and self-effacing parking valet who inadvertently finds himself at the center of a major scandal. After being photographed next to billionaire Pierre Levasseur and his supermodel mistress, Elena (Alice Taglioni), Pignon is hired to pretend he is actually Elena's boyfriend. This elaborate ruse is designed to save Levasseur’s marriage to his suspicious and wealthy wife, Christine (Kristin Scott Thomas). The 2006 French film The Valet ( La