Frou-Frou (1955 film)
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Directed by | Augusto Genina |
Written by | Cécil Saint-Laurent |
Based on | Frou-Frou by Jacques Laurent |
Produced by | Gamma Film (France) |
Starring | Dany Robin Louis de Funès |
Cinematography | Henri Alekan |
Edited by | Augusto Genina |
Music by | Louiguy |
Distributed by | Gamma Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
Countries | France Italy |
Language | Italian |
Box office | $17.3 million[1] |
Frou-Frou, is a French comedy film from 1955, directed by Augusto Genina, written by , starring Dany Robin and Louis de Funès. The film is also known as "A Girl from Paris".[2]
Plot[]
Frou-Frou is a 16-year-old peddler. She comes to the attention of four gentlemen who, Pygmalion-like, agree on helping her to improve her situation. They teach her to behave like a lady and introduce her to the upper class. But she falls in love with an unsuccessful artist who commits suicide after he has befathered her with a daughter...
Cast[]
- Dany Robin as Antoinette Dubois called "Frou-Frou"
- Louis de Funès as Colonel Cousinet-Duval, one of Frou-Frou's mentors
- Gino Cervi as Prince Vladimir Bilinsky, one of Frou-Frou's mentors
- Philippe Lemaire as Michel Arthus, the young painter
- Ivan Desny as Henri de Gaspard, Frou-Frou's first lover
- Mischa Auer as Grand duke Alexis
- Jean Wall as Jean Sabatier, one of Frou-Frou's mentors
- as Count Sigismond Meursault, one of Frou-Frou's mentors
- Daniel Ceccaldi as Chevalier des Grieux, the young man at the masked ball
- Marie Sabouret as Grande duchess Anna Ivanovna, keeper of a Russian restaurant
- Béatrice Arnac as Rosemonde
- Simone Sylvestre as Ketty
- Mylène Demongeot as The mistress
- as Michèle Dubois, Frou-Frou's daughter
References[]
- ^ "Frou-Frou (1955)". JPBox-Office (in French). Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- ^ "A Girl from Paris". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
External links[]
- Frou-Frou (1955) at IMDb
- Frou-Frou (1955) at AllMovie
- Frou-Frou (1955) at the Films de France
Categories:
- 1955 films
- Italian-language films
- French comedy films
- French-language films
- French black-and-white films
- Films directed by Augusto Genina
- French films
- 1950s French film stubs