If I Were a Rich Man (film) explained

If I Were a Rich Man
Producer:	Charles Gassot Dominique Brunner (executive producer)
Music:	Michel Munz
Cinematography:	Chicca Ungaro
Editing:	Marie Castro-Vasquez
Released:	(France)
Runtime:	100 min.
Language:	French
Country:	France
Budget:	$2.6 million ^[1]
Gross:	$5.6 million ^[2]

If I Were a Rich Man (Ah! Si j'étais riche) is a 2002 French film written and directed by Gérard Bitton and Michel Munz.

Plot

Aldo Bonnard (played by Jean-Pierre Darroussin) is about to divorce his wife Alice (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi) while his new boss, Gérard (Richard Berry), is a hypocritical man. Worse, he discovers that his wife has an affair with his boss. But one day, he wins a lottery of 10 million euros. He decides to leave his job and not to reveal the news to his wife until the day of the divorce.

Principal cast

• Jean-Pierre Darroussin : Aldo Bonnard
• Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi : Alice
• Richard Berry : Gérard
• François Morel : Jean-Phil
• Helena Noguerra : Priscille
• Tony Gaultier : Morillon
• Zinedine Soualem : Kader Benhassine
• Noémie Lvovsky : Claire
• Philippe Duquesne : Bergeron
• Sophie Mounicot : Madame Gabai
• Didier Flamand : Monsieur Agenor
• Aurélie Boquien : Madame Benhassine
• Darry Cowl : Sylvain
• Frédéric Bouraly : Elvis
• Jean Dujardin : Le vendeur Weston
• Anne Marivin : The waitress

Remake

The film inspired a Spanish remake, Si Yo Fuera Rico, which was released in November 2019.^[3]

References

1. Web site: Ah! Si j\'étais riche (2002) - JPBox-Office. www.jpbox-office.com.
2. Web site: If I Were a Rich Man. Box Office Mojo.
3. Web site: If I Were Rich Man. www.imdb.com.