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Frou-Frou

  • 1955
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
156
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Dany Robin in Frou-Frou (1955)
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Four regulars at Maxim's restaurant in Paris try to turn a flower seller into a singer.Four regulars at Maxim's restaurant in Paris try to turn a flower seller into a singer.Four regulars at Maxim's restaurant in Paris try to turn a flower seller into a singer.

  • Director
    • Augusto Genina
  • Writers
    • Jacques Laurent
    • A.E. Carr
    • Augusto Genina
  • Stars
    • Dany Robin
    • Gino Cervi
    • Philippe Lemaire
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    156
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Augusto Genina
    • Writers
      • Jacques Laurent
      • A.E. Carr
      • Augusto Genina
    • Stars
      • Dany Robin
      • Gino Cervi
      • Philippe Lemaire
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
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    Dany Robin
    Dany Robin
    • Antoinette Dubois dit 'Frou-Frou'
    Gino Cervi
    Gino Cervi
    • Prince Vladimir Bilinsky
    Philippe Lemaire
    Philippe Lemaire
    • Michel Artus
    Jean Wall
    Jean Wall
    • Jean Sabatier
    Isabelle Pia
    • Michèle Dubois, la fille de Frou-Frou
    Marie Sabouret
    Marie Sabouret
    • La grande duchesse Anna Ivanovna, patronne du restaurant russe
    • (as Marie Sabouret de la Comédie Française)
    Umberto Melnati
    Umberto Melnati
    • Sigismond Meursault, le comte italien et protecteur
    Ivan Desny
    Ivan Desny
    • Henry de Gaspard
    Louis de Funès
    Louis de Funès
    • Colonel Cousinet-Duval
    Béatrice Arnac
    Béatrice Arnac
    • Rosemonde
    Jacques Duby
    • Le chasseur
    Florence Arnaud
    Madeleine Barbulée
    • Berthe, l'habilleuse
    Daniel Ceccaldi
    Daniel Ceccaldi
    • Le chevalier des Grieux
    Jean Hébey
    • L'homme qui veut enlever 'Frou frou
    Jean-Jacques
    • Un homme au bal masqué
    Gisèle Robert
    • Mistinguett
    Mischa Auer
    Mischa Auer
    • Et la participation de - Grand-Duc Alexis
    • Director
      • Augusto Genina
    • Writers
      • Jacques Laurent
      • A.E. Carr
      • Augusto Genina
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    dbdumonteil

    Rustling

    Frou -Frou is a character who inspired many movies ,from the silent era to Richard Thorpe 's 'the toy wife" (1938) to "the Aristocats " in which the elegant mare bears this name .By and large,the screenplays based on this hussy feature different supporting characters.

    Four idle bourgeois (including Louis De Funès,but his fans must know he is not given a single chance to shine)play the occasional Pygmalions and launch a young flower girl's career as a Chanteuse.From a Russian prince ,driven away from his land by the 1917 revolution to a wealthy banker,the music hall Chanteuse becomes a socialite .

    This is a fairly discouraging effort: the deluxe treatment (wide screen and color,extremely rare in France in 1955) does not delude for long.An excellent cast (Dany Robin and Philippe Lemaire ,two of the most famous romantic leads of the era) is completely wasted .

    The movie consists of long flashbacks with occasional returns to the present when an aging Frou Frou warns her only daughter (Isabelle Pia)of the dangers of life:it is about time! In this desultory tale , the director did not seem to make up his mind: comedy or melodrama?The only relatively interesting character,the painter , played by talented Lemaire ,could provide the movie with good ideas: he appears masked ,in a society he despises ,then dressed up as a pirate ,but the poor directing does not help him at all and he's forced to overact.

    "Frou Frou 1955" is a poor man's "Lola Montès" ;both were released the same year and both were written by Cecil Saint -Laurent;but a great director makes the difference :Max Ophuls' opus is considered a classic whereas Augusto Genina's effort is a dud.

    The Office Catholique Du Cinema blamed the music hall scenes which featured topless women:what else could they do? Today,only the main musical theme ,the "Frou Frou " waltz ,has survived and is sometimes played in Thés Dansants or wedding banquets

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    • Trivia
      An article in La cinématographie française of January 22, 1955 reveals that the part of Frou-Frou's daughter was planned for Brigitte Bardot instead of Isabelle Pia.
    • Soundtracks
      Frou-Frou
      Music by Henri Chatau

      Lyrics by Hector Monréal and Henri Blondeau

      Performed by Lucie Dolène

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    • Release date
      • July 19, 1955 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Italy
    • Official site
      • Official site - DVD
    • Languages
      • French
      • Russian
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Frou-Frou, die Pariserin
    • Production companies
      • Gamma Film
      • Gamma Film
      • Cinefilms
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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