Anne and Bob, a well-to-do American couple, have just moved to a beautiful manor house in romantic Paris. To impress their sophisticated friends, they decide to host a lavish dinner party, but must disguise their maid as a noblewoman to even out the number of guests. When the maid runs off with a wealthy guest, Anne must chase her around Paris to thwart the joyous and unexpected love affair.
Acting
Rossy de Palma's radiant, scene-stealing nobility.
Production
That manor house is basically a character.
Costume
The transformation from uniform to haute couture.
Director
Amanda Sthers
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rossy de Palma is Pedro Almodóvar's longtime muse; this was her rare English-language lead.
The film quietly inverts the 'Pygmalion' myth: here, the 'project' outgrows and outshines her creators.
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