Avenue Montaigne (2006)
Director
Danièle Thompson
Main cast
Cécile De France; Albert Dupontel; Laura Morante; Christopher Thompson; Claude Brasseur
Genres
Romance, Comedy, Drama, Foreign
Description
A young woman arrives in Paris where she finds a job as a waitress in bar next on Avenue Montaigne that caters to the surrounding theaters and the wealthy inhabitants of the area. She will meet a pianist, a famous actress and a great art collector, and become acquainted with the "luxurious" world her grandmother has told her about since her childhood.
Danièle Thompson
Main cast
Cécile De France; Albert Dupontel; Laura Morante; Christopher Thompson; Claude Brasseur
Genres
Romance, Comedy, Drama, Foreign
Description
A young woman arrives in Paris where she finds a job as a waitress in bar next on Avenue Montaigne that caters to the surrounding theaters and the wealthy inhabitants of the area. She will meet a pianist, a famous actress and a great art collector, and become acquainted with the "luxurious" world her grandmother has told her about since her childhood.
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