Vilaine (film)

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Vilaine
Directed byJean-Patrick Benes
Allan Mauduit
Written byJean-Patrick Benes
Allan Mauduit
Produced by Fabrice Goldstein
Antoine Rein
Antoine Gandaubert
Starring Marilou Berry
Chantal Lauby
Frédérique Bel
Joséphine de Meaux
Alice Pol
Pierre-François Martin-Laval
Narrated by Jean-Claude Dreyfus
CinematographyRégis Blondeau
Edited byAntoine Vareille
Music by Christophe Julien
Production
company
Karé Productions
Distributed by SND Films
Release date
  • 12 November 2008 (2008-11-12)(France)
Running time
93 min
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$3 million
Box office$8.1 million [1]

Vilaine (Naughty) is a 2008 French comedy film directed and written by Jean-Patrick Benes and Allan Mauduit.

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Plot

Melanie was the whipping girl in her class. Today, she has remained an unattractive woman, overwhelmed by her boss and her neighbor, a little too sweet and indulgent. Naive and generous, she falls into the trap of her beautiful and wicked cousin Aurore in believing in Prince Charming. Determined to get revenge, Melanie becomes "naughty" and exploits her boss, does dirty tricks to Aurore's friends, and gives "tips" advised everyone, calculated in advance, of course.

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