Where to Watch The Escort (1999) in the US

What it's about

Writer-director Michel Blanc, whose previous works include the acclaimed Marche à l'ombre (1984) and Grosse fatigue (1994), creates this gritty drama about a middle-aged impoverished French writer in London who becomes a gigolo. The film opens with Pierre (Daniel Auteuil) getting worked over by an irate pimp because he didn't pay for a hooker's drink. Rakish Irishman Tom (Stuart Townsend) offers to drive bloodied Pierre back to his seedy hotel. The following day, he stumbles upon Tom's sandwich bar and begs for a job. Though he describes himself as a dead-broke author working on a novel, Pierre is concealing secrets from his dark past. Later, during a party populated with well-turned out lesbians, Tom reveals that he moonlights as a gigolo and suggests that Pierre might try the same. Soon Pierre is making easy money at the same agency where Tom works. Things get complicated for our Gallic protagonist when he falls for a golden-hearted streetwalker with a psychotic ex-boyfriend and one of his married regulars falls for him. Told with wry wit and gritty honesty, this film explores London's dark sexual netherworld.

Cast and crew

Director

Michel Blanc

Writer

Michel Blanc, Hanif Kureishi, Nick Love

Starring

Daniel Auteuil, Julie Wilson Nimmo, Luisa Bradshaw-White

Details

Release date

Nov 17, 1999

Language

French, English

Country

France, United Kingdom

Where to Watch The Escort (1999) in the US — common questions

Where to watch The Escort in the United States?

The Escort is available to rent in the United States. Rent the movie on Apple TV Store and Prime Video.

Can I stream The Escort or do I have to rent it in the United States?

Rent the movie on Apple TV Store and Prime Video.

Can I watch The Escort for free in the United States?

We have not confirmed a free option for The Escort in the United States.