Would I Lie to You?

Would I Lie to You? (La Vérité si je mens!, 1997) is Thomas Gilou's French comedy, ready to watch online on iFILM. The setting: Paris's garment district, a crowd of fast-talking traders, and one very useful mix-up.

Out of work and out of luck, Eddie Vuibert falls into the good graces of a wealthy entrepreneur who simply assumes he's Jewish and hands him a cushy job in the rag trade. Eddie doesn't rush to correct him — especially once he meets the boss's daughter, Sandra. To keep the job and win the girl, he commits to playing the most Jewish man in the room, piling on lies until he half-believes them himself. The ensemble around him (Richard Bohringer, José Garcia, Vincent Elbaz) gives the whole thing real bite.

It's a warm-hearted con-man farce about friendship, vanity and how one small fib grows a second life of its own. No hidden depths, just a brisk Parisian comedy that became a box-office hit in France and spawned sequels. Stream Would I Lie to You? (1997) online on iFILM.