Monique (film)
Monique is a 1970 drama film directed and written by John Bown.[2]
Monique | |
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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 |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | £51,000[1] |
It may be the first British film to tackle the then-taboo subject of 'troilism'.[3]
Plot summary
Monique (Sibylla Kay) is a French au pair who goes to work for Jean (Joan Alcorn) and her husband Bill (David Sumner). She takes time to care for the children before getting to know husband and wife intimately. Bill soon notices his wife has become more sexually aroused. After Bill sleeps with Monique, he comes home one day to discover the two women in bed together.
Cast
- Joan Alcorn - Jean
- Sibylla Kay - Monique
- David Sumner - Bill
- Nicola Bown - Susan
- Jacob Fitz-Jones - Edward
- Davilia O'Connor - Harriet
- Carol Hawkins (as Carolanne Hawkins) - Blonde Girl
- Howard Rawlinson - Richard
References
- John Hamilton, Beasts in the Cellar: The Exploitation Film Career of Tony Tenser, Fab Press, 2005 p 153
- Simon Sheridan, Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema, Titan Books 2011 p 71-72
- B. Worthington, IMDb, 13 February 2002
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