Francois ( Daniel Auteil, Hidden) is a middle-aged antique dealer. He’s got a stylish apartment and a fabulous life, but at a dinner with a group he considers his dearest acquaintance, he is blindsided by the revelation that none of them actually like him.He’s got a stylish apartment and a fabulous life, but at a dinner with a group he considers his dearest acquaintance, he is blindsided by the revelation that none of them actually like him.He’s arrogance, self0centred and harsh, and they don’t believe he even has a friend. His business partner Catherine makes him a bet: if he can produce his best friend, she will let him keep the massive Greek vase he acquired that afternoon on the company tab. If not, its hers. Having accepted her wager, Francois naively tears through his address book, trying to shoehorn an increasing unlikely series of contacts into the all-important role. Moving through Paris, he keeps encountering a trivia-spouting, big-hearted cabbie named Bruno (Danny Boon). Bruno’s chatty, lowbrow way grate against Francois designer temperament, but he covets the other man’s ease way with people. He convinces Bruno to teach him how to make friends and sets about learning the “three S’s” -being sociable, smiling and sincere – though they don’t come easy. Is the answer to Francois’ problem sitting beside him in the taxis?
My Best Friend is directed by Patrice Leconte (Ridicule, The Girl on the Bridge, The Man on the Train) and released on 11th May. My Best Friend