Monique (film)

Monique
Directed by John Bown
Produced by Michael Style
Executive
Tony Tenser
Written by John Bown
Starring Sibylla Kay
David Sumner
Joan Alcorn
Carol Hawkins
Music by Jacques Loussier
Cinematography Moray Grant
Edited by Richard Sidwell
Distributed by Tigon
Release date
  • 1970 (1970)
Running time
 88 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Budget £51,000[1]

Monique is a 1970 drama film directed and written by John Bown.[2]

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 becomes more sexually aroused. After Bill sleeps with Monique, he comes home one day to discover the two women in bed together.

Cast

  • David Sumner - Bill
  • Joan Alcorn - Jean
  • Sibylla Kay - Monique
  • Nicola Bown - Susan
  • Jacob Fitz-Jones - Edward
  • Davilia O'Connor - Harriet
  • Carol Hawkins (as Carolanne Hawkins) - Blonde Girl
  • Howard Rawlinson - Richard

References

  1. ↑ John Hamilton, Beasts in the Cellar: The Exploitation Film Career of Tony Tenser, Fab Press, 2005 p 153
  2. ↑ Simon Sheridan, Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema, Titan Books 2011 p 71-72
  3. ↑ B. Worthington, IMDb, 13 February 2002


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