Frou-Frou

Frou-Frou
Frou-Frou
Directed by	Augusto Genina
Written by	A. E. Carr; 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 A. E. Carr, 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
Umberto Menalti 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
Isabelle Pia 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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