Lady Bar is a 2007 French comedy-drama television film directed and written by Xavier Durringer. It was premiered on Arte France on October 5, 2007.
Plot Jean-Claude, a lonely French man in his forties who just god divorced, decides to leave his routine behind and travel to Thailand on vacation with his friend Patrick. Impressed by the nightlife of Bangkok and Pattaya, Jean-Claude navigates a world entirely foreign to him, far removed from his life back in France.
During the trip, Jean-Claude met Pat, a young Thai woman working as a "lady bar" attendant to financially support her family back in the rural Isan. The film ends as the relationship of Jean-Claude and Pat became deepr and deeper.
Cast Éric Savin as Jean-Claude Dao Paratee as Pat Bruno Lopez as Polo Bongkoj Khongmalai as Aom Jean-Pierre Léonardini as Patrick Margot Abascal as the French woman
Reception The film received very good reviews and was released on DVD. A sequel, Lady Bar 2, was released in 2009.
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