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After winning a lottery, an office worker (Bernard Campan) pays a beautiful prostitute (Monica Bellucci) a large amount of money to live with him.

How Much Do You Love Me? (French: ) is a 2005 French romantic comedy film written and directed by Bertrand Blier. It was released on 26 October 2005 in France and Belgium, and had a limited United States release on 18 March 2006. It was entered into the 28th Moscow International Film Festival where Blier won the Silver George for Best Director.

After winning the lottery, François goes to a bar in Pigalle and offers one hundred thousand Euros per month to a prostitute named Daniela to live with him as his wife until his money runs out.

Plot

Francois (Bernard Campan) is a bored office worker with health problems. He visits a brothel and claiming to have won the lottery and millions of euros, he propositions Daniela (Monica Bellucci), one of the prostitutes to live with him for the sum of 100,000 euros a month until his money runs out. She accepts. Francois first doctor, Andre, is worried that Danielas volcanic sexuality will cause Francois heart to give out. The next day she takes Francois to beach and he loves that fresh air. They both starts running with hands wide out and cheering in joy. Then they both involve in sex inside Francoiss car. That night Andre inquires them and finds their sexual activity that evening. Then Andre gives a moving speech about an idealistic and unrequited love he has for a nurse who later became his patient. Later, when Daniela suffers food poisoning and Andre is summoned to treat her, when she undresses he suffers a stroke and dies. At the funeral, Francois learns that Andres nurse/patient/girlfriend had died some years before. The arrangement between Daniela and Francois seems to work for a little while until Danielas former lover, Charly (Gerard Depardieu) demands money to allow the relationship to continue. Francois refuses and Daniela resumes being with Charly. While Daniela is having sex with Charly, she realizes she has really fallen in love with Francois who has meanwhile, started an affair with his next-door neighbor. The film concludes with a surreal pastiche of fantasy and conjecture which begins with Francois admitting that he never won the lottery.

As the film started with a somewhat complex story, it continues in the same way; until the last ten minutes with a comedic party. Daniela entices a friend of Francois and leaves with him to have sex. Seeing this, everyone gossips about her; but Francois is unmoved. The film then ends, with the final shot picturing Daniela and Francois dining together. A new life starts for them.