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Melody for a Hustler

French novelist Vincent Ravalec made his directorial debut with this French drama about small-time crook Gaston (Yvan Attal) who poses as a millionaire after he picks up hitchhiking 16-year-old Marie-Pierre (Virginie Lanoue). Actually living in a seedy apartment, Gaston deals in stolen goods, but he soon climbs to bigger heists, including car thefts. Concealing his illegal activities, Gaston operates his company, Extramill, out of upscale, posh offices, while he and Marie-Pierre move into a sedate upper-middle-class neighborhood. Life is sweet, but the onset of paranoia, kinky sex activities, and police probes eventually culminate in violence.

Top Cast

  • Yvan Attal

    Yvan Attal

    Gaston

  • Virginie Lanoué

    Virginie Lanoué

    Marie-Pierre

  • Yann Collette

    Yann Collette

    Gilles

  • Benaïssa Ahaouari

    Benaïssa Ahaouari

    Saïd

  • Samy Naceri

    Samy Naceri

    Joël

  • Marc Lavoine

    Marc Lavoine

    Bruno

  • Claire Nebout

    Claire Nebout

    Patricia

  • Jean-Louis Richard

    Jean-Louis Richard

    Alexandre

  • Brigitte Sy

    Brigitte Sy

    Véronique

Overview

French novelist Vincent Ravalec made his directorial debut with this French drama about small-time crook Gaston (Yvan Attal) who poses as a millionaire after he picks up hitchhiking 16-year-old Marie-Pierre (Virginie Lanoue). Actually living in a seedy apartment, Gaston deals in stolen goods, but he soon climbs to bigger heists, including car thefts. Concealing his illegal activities, Gaston operates his company, Extramill, out of upscale, posh offices, while he and Marie-Pierre move into a sedate upper-middle-class neighborhood. Life is sweet, but the onset of paranoia, kinky sex activities, and police probes eventually culminate in violence.

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