Mylène Demongeot Movies
Mylene Demongeot entered films in 1954 at a time when virtually every French actress with blonde hair was immediately labeled a sex symbol. Though many of her screen assignments were along the ooh-la-la lines of her Swedish maid in the British Upstairs, Downstairs (1959), she was also capable of intensely dramatic performances in films like The Crucible (1956). Her later work included such larger-than-life adventure fare as The Three Musketeers (1964) (as Milady DeWinter) and two of the Fantomas films of the 1960s. She also starred in Professore, a French TV detective series of the late '80s. The owners of their own production company, Kangarou Films, Mylene Demongeot and her husband, Marc Simenon, have produced a number of films, notably 1980's Signe Forax. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1955
Released in some markets as The Toy Wife, the French Frou-Frou stars Dany Robin in the title role. The heroine is a WW1-era cigarette girl who captures the hearts of four wealthy, middle-aged cabaret patrons. The jovial foursome take it upon themselves to pluck Frou-Frou out of her tawdry surroundings and transform her into "a lady". Through their sponsorship, she emerges as one of the top singing attractions of the Roaring Twenties--and, eventually, as the wife of one of her "fairy godfathers." A few early scenes, in which Frou-Frou is shown living without benefit of clergy with one of her benefactors, were trimmed for American consumption. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Dany Robin, Gino Cervi, (more)
