Frou-Frou (1955 film)

Frou-Frou
Frou-Frou
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	19 July 1955 (France);
Running time	112 minutes
Countries	France; Italy
Language	Italian
Box office	$17.3 million

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

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[1] "Frou-Frou (1955)". JPBox-Office (in French). Retrieved 2021-05-22.

[2] "A Girl from Paris". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2013-07-29.

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