Agnes Laurent Movies
- 1960
Flush on the heels of their success with the comedy I'm All Right Jack, the twin Boulting brothers (Roy, director and John producer) released this standard comedic fare with a dash of spice. Set in the traditional British boys' school, the farce deals with the reactions of the young lads and their profs when Mlle. Madeleine Lafarge (Agnes Laurent), a gorgeous new French language teacher, shows up to start work. Along with the incidents that evolve out of countless crushes on the charming, sexy woman is a school full of great characters -- from the cook to the posturing school master, and the young lover to the insufferable colonel who heads up the board of governors, all adding interest and zest to the goings-on. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Cecil Parker, Ian Bannen, (more)
- 1956
The arrival of Catherine (Marie-Helene Arnaud), a new student with a troubled past, at an exclusive French girls' school triggers a tumult of emotions for Anne-Marie (top-billed Agnes Laurent) and her friends, especially naïve Monica (Christine Carère), who develops a crush on the newcomer. Trouble arises when Catherine falls in love with Anne-Marie's sister's fiancée, which causes Monica to retaliate in jealousy. ~ Paul Gaita, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Agnes Laurent, Christine Carère, (more)
- 1957
The title Marchands de Filles translates to Girl Merchants. This doesn't mean that the characters are female businessmen. Far from it: the "protagonists" are the heads of a white slavery ring, "merchandising" girls to salacious customers. The plotline is the old one about the innocent young aspiring dancer who is sweet-talked into selling her sexual favors, only to be rescued from a Fate Worse Than Death But Better Than Starving by the timely arrival of the authorities. Agnes Laurent plays the imperiled heroine. Marchands de Filles contains a few rough scenes, but the film seems rather restrained when seen today. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Georges Marchal, Agnes Laurent, (more)
- 1961
A strange bet provides the basis of this comedy, a British theater producer decides to make some easy money by betting a psychiatrist, whom he overheard telling a colleague that he could create the perfect child by hypnotizing a pregnant woman, that the shrink has as many holes in his theory as he did in his head. The wager is made, and the producer then talks an actress friend into masquerading as the pregnant woman to ensure his win. Unfortunately for him, the actress and the doctor fall in love. Seeing that her sweethearts theories are being derided by his peers, she decides to help him out and get pregnant for real. To do this, she gets drunk, staggers over to the producer's apartment and demands that he satisfy her right then and there. Unfortunately in the middle of it all, the doctor shows up. Then the producer's fiancee pays a visit and the whole scam falls apart in his living room. Fortunately happiness ensues when the doctor and the actress marry and decide to try the experiment for real. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Agnes Laurent, John Bentley, (more)
- 1967
In this mysterious crime drama, a down-and-out Parisian woman finds herself entangled in a white slavery-narcotics ring. They send her on a boat for South America. There she gets engaged to a sailor, and upon her arrival decides to fight against those who have enslaved her. She suffers terribly, but eventually she learns that the mysterious stranger who has been causing friction between rival rings is a clever Interpol agent on assignment to destroy the gang. This allows the woman to return to her beloved; happiness ensues. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1964
Largely comprised of a Spanish film from 1959 with additional footage added to it. The story centers on a plot to kill a philandering neighbor. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1957
This vintage portion of saucy French confection stars Agnes Laurent as Sophie Durville, a beautiful girl from a wealthy family who has fallen in love with Jacques (Jacques Bersan), a handsome college student. When Jacques leaves the small town, he and Sophie call home to move to Paris and study medicine, Sophie decides to follow him. However, Jacques seems less inclined to chase after Sophie than she imagined, so she decides to at once satisfy her free-spirited nature and prove to Jacques she's no small-town frump by joining the stage show at one of the most exclusive burlesque shows in the City of Lights. The Nude Set was also released in some territories as The Fast Set and was first relased in the United States as Mademoiselle Strip Tease. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Philippe Nicaud, Agnes Laurent, (more)
- 1961
The arrival of Catherine (Marie-Hélène Arnaud), a new student with a troubled past, at an exclusive French girls' school triggers a tumult of emotions for Anne-Marie (top-billed Agnes Laurent) and her friends, especially naïve Monica (Christine Carère), who develops a crush on the newcomer. Trouble arises when Catherine falls in love with Anne-Marie's sister's fiancée, which causes Monica to retaliate in jealousy. ~ Paul Gaita, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Agnes Laurent, Christine Carère, (more)
- 1957
Filmed in 1957 but not released in the U.S. until 1962, Girl in His Pocket was released to more liberal markets as Nude in His Pocket. Jean Marais plays Prof. Jerome, a researcher who is intrigued with the theory of suspended animation. With the help of his sexy assistant Monette (Agnes Laurent), the professor stumbles upon a formula that shrinks people and turns them into living statues. When the professor's wife suspects that her husband is carrying on a romance with Monette (she's right), the au naturel Monette hides herself by drinking the potion and secreting herself within the professor's pocket. There's a race to the rescue when the professor's wife places the "figurine" Monette on an ocean liner bound for parts unknown. Girl in His Pocket was based on "The Diminishing Draft", a short story by Waldemar Kaempfert, originally published way back in 1918. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jean Marais, Geneviève Page, (more)
