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.