Plot

A rich man's fortune cookie: "Tonight you'll meet someone special." He meets a maid, made aristocrat for the evening to avoid 13 at the dinner party in Paris. They spend the night together, while the hostess stalks them.

Adding a little spice to a waning marriage, Anne and Bob, a wealthy and well-connected American couple, move into a manor house in romantic Paris. While preparing a particularly luxurious dinner for sophisticated international friends, our hostess discovers there are thirteen guests. Panic-stricken, Anne insists her loyal maid Maria disguise herself as a mysterious Spanish noble woman to even out the numbers. But a little too much wine, and some playful chat, lead Maria to accidentally endear herself to a dandy British art broker. Their budding romance will have Anne chasing her maid around Paris and finally plotting to destroy this most unexpected and joyous love affair.

Anne and Bob are a couple who have just settled in Paris and have decided to hold a dinner in which high society will meet. At the last moment Bob invites his son from the first marriage so that there will be thirteen place settings at the table instead of twelve. By simple superstition, his wife decides to add a place setting and asks the maid Maria to pretend to be a guest. But, the excess of wine and a suggestive conversation lead to attraction between Maria and an English art dealer. Anne does not approve of this romance and has the firm intention to stop it.

In dire need of getting rid of a rare Michelangelo da Caravaggio in his possession, wealthy Bob and his avaricious trophy wife Anne decide to throw an A-list dinner party. However, as the esteemed guests from Parisian society's crème de la crème start to arrive, an unforeseen complication ignites superstition, and just like that, the passionless couple's long-suffering maid Maria steps in to save the day, posing as a mysterious friend. More and more, as exquisite sweet wine sheds inhibitions, the rumour of a fabulously rich Spanish aristocrat mingling with the distinguished visitors spreads like wildfire, and the stage is set for romance. Now, sophisticated Irish art broker David stands no chance against the raven-haired Spaniard's effortless charm. But what happens if the masks fall off?—Nick Riganas

Anne (Collette) and Bob (Keitel), a well-to-do American couple, have just moved to a beautiful manor house in romantic Paris. To impress their sophisticated friends, they decide to host a lavish dinner party, but must disguise their maid as a noblewoman to even out the number of guests. When the maid runs off with a wealthy guest, Anne must chase her around Paris to thwart the joyous and unexpected love affair.