Monique (film)
| Monique | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | John Bown |
| Written by | John Bown |
| Produced by | Michael Style Executive Tony Tenser |
| Starring | Joan Alcorn Sibylla Kay David Sumner Carol Hawkins |
| Cinematography | Moray Grant |
| Edited by | Richard Sidwell |
| Music by | Jacques Loussier |
| Distributed by | Tigon |
Release date |
|
Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £51,000[1] |
Monique is a 1970 British drama film directed and written by John Bown and starring Joan Alcorn, Sibylla Kay and David Sumner.[2][3]
Plot
Monique is a young French au pair who goes to work for unhappily-married couple Jean and Bill. She gets to know husband and wife intimately. Bill soon notices his wife has become more awakened sexually. After Bill sleeps with Monique, he comes home one day to discover the two women in bed together. When Monique returns to France, Bill and Jean discover their marriage has become happier.
Cast
- Joan Alcorn as Jean
- Sibylla Kay as Monique
- David Sumner as Bill
- Nicola Bown as Susan
- Jacob Fitz-Jones as Edward
- Davilia O'Connor as Harriet
- Carol Hawkins as blonde girl (credited as Carolanne Hawkins)
- Howard Rawlinson as Richard
Critical reception
Monthly Film Bulletin said "Despite its unusually naturalistic, almost prosaic approach, Monique remains an unconvincing sexual fairy tale, lacking in any clear moral perspective. Its chief weakness lies in the overly ambivalent title character – a mixture of shallowminded teenager and worldly-wise sophisticate – and the fault lies as much in the script as in Sibylla Kay's performance as the sexual faith-healer."[4]
References
- ^ John Hamilton, Beasts in the Cellar: The Exploitation Film Career of Tony Tenser, Fab Press, 2005 p 153
- ^ "The Projected Man". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ Simon Sheridan, Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema, Titan Books 2011 p 71-72
- ^ "The Projected Man". Monthly Film Bulletin. 37 (432): 166. 1970. ProQuest 1305840852 – via ProQuest.