All That Glitters

All That Glitters (Tout ce qui Brille, 2010) is a French comedy you can watch online on iFILM. Ely and Lila have been inseparable since childhood, sharing a cramped suburb ten minutes from Paris and one shared dream of something brighter.

One night the pair head into the city and meet two wealthy young men at a nightclub. Embarrassed by their working-class roots, the friends start bending the truth, then inventing whole new selves to slip into a glamorous crowd that was never meant for them. The deeper the lies run, the harder their friendship strains. Leïla Bekhti and Géraldine Nakache lead the cast, with Nakache also co-directing alongside Hervé Mimran.

Under the breezy comedy is a sharp study of envy, class lines and how far you'll go to belong. The film was a real box-office hit in France and still gets quoted years later. It's for anyone who likes French cinema about ordinary people — no gloss, plenty of warmth. Stream All That Glitters (2010) online on iFILM.