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1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Jessica is a beautiful young woman from the provinces who has come to Paris and lands a job waiting tables at a chic bistro on fabled Avenue Montaigne. Jessica's customers include a popular TV actress who is courting a major Hollywood director for her first serious film role; a wealthy art collector who is about to liquidate a lifetime's worth of treasures at auction; and an illustrious classical pianist who is at odds with his manager/wife as to where his career is headed. Precisely because Jessica doesn't know how celebrated these people are, her guileless and completely unintimidated engagement in their lives has a transforming effect on them and ultimately her
Originally released as a motion picture in 2005
Director of photography, Jean-Marc Fabre ; editor, Sylvie Landra ; music, Nicola Piovani ; costume designer, Catherine Leterrier ; production designer, Michèle Abbé-Vannier
Cecile De France, Valerie Lemercier, Albert Dupontel, Claude Brasseur, Christopher Thompson, Laura Morante, Syndey Pollack
MPAA rating: PG-13; for some strong language and brief sexuality
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital
French dialogue, English subtitles
César Awards, France, 2007: César - Best Supporting Actress (Meilleure actrice dans un second rôle - Valérie Lemercier)