Priceless begins by showing a luxury hotel on the coast of France,
where the main character,
Jean, works as a bartender and waiter.
His job took up much of his time, making him look tired daily.
But he was still willing to work from early morning until late at night because,
after all, he needed money to support his life.
Another main character is Irene, a woman who often deceives
rich men to finance her luxurious lifestyle in exchange for lovemaking and companionship.
That's why, in contrast to Jean, she doesn't have to work hard to earn money.
But who would have thought fate would bring these two opposite people together.
Their meeting happened one night.
Jean was preparing to go home after work when a guest asked him to accompany him to talk.
And the old man kept forcing him to do what he asked even though Jean had refused.
So, in the end, Jean couldn't help but accompany him.
They then chatted together while occasionally sipping the drinks ordered by the man.
Yes, the man, a wealthy businessman, was very generous to Jean.
He even gave him an expensive cigar.
Time passed, and the two of them continued to talk until Jean
felt very tired at one point.
He even fell asleep at the bar, forcing the man to leave.
But then, a woman enters the bar and sees Jean asleep on the sofa.
She was none other than Irene,
who happened to be at the hotel to celebrate her birthday with her boyfriend.
But since her boyfriend was drunk to the point of falling asleep,
she chose to go to the bar where she found
Jean asleep with an expensive cigar beside him.
The sight certainly made her assume that Jean was a rich man.
And so, she woke him up before having a conversation with him.
But for some reason,
Jean did not reveal to her that he was actually an employee at the hotel.
He made her think he was a rich man, a VVIP guest who rented the whole bar.
At some point in their conversation,
Irene revealed to Jean that it was her birthday.
Hearing this information made him want to cheer her up,
so he made her a special drink,
which she drank until there was nothing left,
making her a bit drunk.
Maybe that's why she then asked Jean to show her his room.
And he accepted her request.
But of course, Jean couldn't take Irene to a regular room.
She thought he was a millionaire,
so he practically had to take her to the most luxurious room in the hotel.
And that's not a problem for him.
After all, he has access to all the hotel rooms he wants.
And that night, Irene and Jean had a great time in the imperial suite.
The following day,
Jean wakes up to find Irene gone,
so he immediately looks for her throughout the hotel.
But wherever he looked, he couldn't find her.
Irene returned to the hotel a year later with her fianc , Jacques.
And even though quite a long time had passed since their meeting,
Jean still wanted to spend time with her.
So, as soon as he saw her enter the hotel restaurant,
he immediately took off his tie even though he was still working and acted like a hotel guest.
He still doesn't want to show her what his job is.
Luckily, Irene saw Jean when he had removed his tie.
She was surprised when she saw him,
and it was clear that she wanted to greet him.
But she couldn't do that now because she was with Jacques.
The opportunity, however, finally came at night.
And even now, Jean and Irene repeat what they did when they first met.
They chatted briefly before returning to spend the long night in the hotel room.
Only this time, Irene's fianc saw her affair with Jean.
Jacques is not a man who can forgive what Irene did to him.
He immediately left her after taking back all the precious gifts he had given her.
And, of course, he called off their engagement.
Irene was upset about losing her source of income,
but it didn't take long for her to recover because she already had a replacement.
So she went back to Jean,
who was still in the imperial suite,
and pretended that she had ended her relationship with Jacques to be with him.
Jean feared the other employees would find him with a woman in the imperial suite.
But after all the lies he told Irene, there was no way he could tell her the truth now. It would
be very embarrassing for him. So, all he could do now was let Irene be in the suite with him. But
Jean's fear came true because a family booked the suite not long after, and they were all surprised
to find Jean and Irene lying on the bed. Finally, Jean's lie was exposed, much to Irene's dismay.
So without saying anything, she walked away from the hotel and left a very embarrassed Jean.
The incident forced Irene to quickly find a replacement for Jacques. But she couldn't do it,
and it frustrated her. Frustrated enough that she contacted all the rich men she'd ever met,
hoping to persuade one of them. Meanwhile, Jean still can't forget Irene and even falls
in love with her. So, he decides to follow her to another city. And finally, he found her while she
was waiting for her date at a restaurant. Unfortunately, Irene is still annoyed with
Jean. She refuses his apology and his invitation to have dinner together. She tells him to walk
away from her because she doesn't want her date, Frank, to see her with another guy. Frank finally
arrived at the restaurant shortly after, but he couldn't concentrate when Irene spoke to him.
His gaze shifted to Jean, who was watching them from a distance, making him very uncomfortable.
He had seen Irene and Jean talking when he had just arrived, making him think she might be having
problems with Jean. Whatever it was, Frank didn't want to get involved, so he hurried away from her.
This was the second time that Jean had made Irene lose a rich man, and she felt she had to teach him
a lesson. So, she approached Jean, who was still waiting for her, and, instead of taking her anger
out on him, she accepted his dinner invitation. However, Irene didn't choose an ordinary
restaurant. She wanted them to have dinner at the most expensive restaurant where she could order
a meal that cost a fortune, forcing Jean to call his boss and ask him to immediately transfer all
his work bonuses to pay the bill. But that wasn't enough for Irene. She then asked Jean to prepare a
room at the luxury hotel where they would stay. Here, Jean complied with her demands without a
second thought, thinking it was a sign that Irene would forgive him and give him a second chance.
But when they arrived at the hotel room, Irene completely ignored Jean. She went straight to
bed without saying a word to him. The next day, Jean found his credit card had exceeded the limit
after Irene used it for shopping for many things. But he wasn't angry at all, or he couldn't be mad
at her. He was so in love with her that it made him blind. After that, Irene continued
to drain Jean's money. Only when his money ran out did she leave him to find another rich man.
Now penniless, Jean can't pay the hotel bill, and the hotel doesn't like it when guests don't
pay what they should. They even threatened to report Jean to the police if he didn't pay.
Fortunately, a wealthy widow named Madeleine was willing to pay the bill as long as Jean would
accompany her. She will even give him whatever he wants on the condition that he is willing to
be her boyfriend. Jean refused her offer, although he immediately changed his mind after seeing Irene
with a new man, Giles. One day, Irene accidentally met Jean while enjoying breakfast with Giles.
Thinking he was trying to stalk her, she approached him without Giles knowing,
asking him to leave. But to her surprise, Jean went to the restaurant with another woman.
Irene finally found out who that woman was after running into Jean at the clothing store.
Here, Jean is still trying to lie to Irene, saying that Madeleine is just his friend. But Irene knew
very well that he had absolutely no money to buy clothes, and there was no way a friend would want
to buy him expensive things. She guessed that he had followed in her footsteps as a gold digger.
One day, Irene took Jean to her place, where she asked him what things he had gotten during his
relationship with Madeleine. But the answer he gave did not satisfy her at all because
it turned out that Madeleine had only bought him four clothes so far. Irene felt that Jean should
be able to get more from a rich old woman, and he should not hesitate to ask for more.
For that, she didn't mind teaching him the correct technique of gold-digging.
Kind-hearted Jean, however, rejected Irene's suggestion. He didn't want to betray Madeleine,
who had helped him a lot. But again, he changed his mind after feeling that his relationship with
Madeleine was like master and slave. He didn't like it if he kept letting things go like that.
Therefore, Jean returned to meet Irene one day, this time to learn from her how to extract
Madeleine's money. And it was during this study session that Irene began to fall in love with
Jean. But she quickly tried to get rid of that feeling because she didn't want to fall in love
with a man who had no money like him. Jean finally got the chance to put the knowledge he learned
from Irene into practice when Madeleine asked him to do plastic surgery on his ear. He didn't want
to have the plastic surgery, but she kept pushing him because she didn't like the shape of his ears.
On the way home from the surgeon, Jean showed his displeasure at Madeleine until she realized it.
So, to cheer him up, she presents him with a costly watch, much to his delight. Besides that,
Jean begins to know Madeleine's weakness: she doesn't want him to leave her.
So every time she made a mistake, he would pretend to be angry and threaten to leave her,
forcing her to grant all of his wishes for fear that he would really leave her.
Irene was pleased to see Jean's achievement. She feels that she has succeeded in becoming a
teacher for him, and at the same time, he has proven himself to be a talented gold digger.
Even so, when she saw Jean with Madeleine, Irene couldn't shake off the jealousy in her heart.
Meanwhile, after he realized his hidden talent, Jean continued to ask Madeleine for things.
Until one day, she bought him a scooter, which he immediately used to take Irene to the beach.
Of course, neither Irene nor Jean told their respective partners that they would be having fun
on the beach all night. After all, Irene felt this might be the last time she could be with Jean.
Yes, she and Giles are planning to go to Venice. After they returned to the hotel, Irene came to
Jean in his room to say goodbye and express her feelings to him. Unfortunately, Madeleine
returned to the room, forcing Jean to hide Irene on the balcony while waiting for the opportunity
to leave the room. The opportunity finally arrived, and Irene kissed Jean before leaving.
But unbeknownst to her, Giles saw what they were doing on the balcony. Enraged, Giles left Irene
at the hotel and then went alone to Venice. Of course, he brought everything he gave her,
including clothes. She now only had a swimsuit and a cover cloth which she happened to be wearing.
Feeling sorry for Irene, Jean decides to sell the watch Madeleine gave him and then uses the money
from the sale to rent a hotel room for Irene and buy her an evening gown. So that Madeleine
wouldn't be suspicious, Jean bought her a pair of earrings, arguing that he had to sell the watch
because he wanted to buy her a present. That reason, fortunately, was enough to
calm her down. To cheer up Irene, Jean gave her an invitation to a party Jacques attended. Seeing
her ex-fianc , Irene intends to approach him in the hope that he will forgive her. She doesn't
care if Jacques has a new girlfriend, Agnes, because what's more important is how she can
get her luxurious lifestyle back. She even asked Jean to help her separate Jacques from Agnes.
Without much arguing, Jean immediately moved to carry out Irene's plan. He tries to seduce
Agnes by pretending to be a prince before taking her for a walk around the hotel area.
But unfortunately, Madeleine, who attended the party, saw them. Angry, she demanded Jean leave
Agnes, which he refused because he chose to keep helping Irene. He even stood by his decision even
when Madeleine dumped him. Then, after giving his various flattery and compliments, Jean persuaded
Agnes to leave Jacques. Jean took her to a room, allowing Irene to approach Jacques. But just as
she started her act of seducing Jacques, Irene saw how Jean and Agnes were so close to each other,
making her jealous again. She finally realized she couldn't shake off her feelings for Jean no matter
how hard she tried. So with that, she decided to leave Jacques and ran toward Jean. At this time,
Jean and Agnes had entered the room to have fun, but Irene didn't seem to care anymore. She banged
on the bedroom door, and as soon as Jean opened it, she told Agnes the truth. Especially, Jean
was not a prince as he said he was. Well, Agnes didn't want anything to do with a liar who claimed
to be a prince, so she walked out of the room even though she was wearing only a towel. After
Agnes left, Irene then confessed her feelings for Jean. She knew that he wasn't a rich man,
but she didn't care. She was already in love with him, and there was nothing she could do to change
it. She had already decided to give up her pursuit of a luxurious lifestyle. At the end of the film,
Jean sells some of the valuables he received from Madeleine, then uses the money to go with
Irene to Italy on his scooter. They used coins to pay tolls, indicating that neither of them
had much money, but they remained optimistic that they could start a new life elsewhere. The moral
that can be learned from this movie is in this world, people are willing to sleep with a woman
or a man much older just so they can be in the same hotel with the person they really love.