Summaries

A model tells a television crew about her dreams of a life with Prince Charming while she is fending off the lecherous advances of a horde of men.

This excoriating satire of the fashion industry follows 20-year-old Brooklyn-born fashion model Polly Maggoo in Paris, on the runway at the big shows where magazine editor Ms. Maxwell is the reigning opinion maker and the ridiculous passes for sublime. Polly becomes the subject of an episode of vapid TV news-documentary series "Qui êtes-vous?" and is pursued by the filmmaker and by the prince of Borodine, a small country in the Soviet bloc. We watch as the documentary is shot, we await Polly's arrival in the principality, we observe a lunch in the suburbs, and we learn of her childhood. Is there more to Polly than her pretty face? Is anything below the surface?—<[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • 1960s
  • satire comedy
  • fashion model
  • reference to emile zola
  • reference to francoise sagan
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Release date Oct 20, 1966
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin France
Language English French
Filming locations Paris, France
Production companies The Rank Organisation Delpire Productions

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 42m
Color Black and White
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.66 : 1

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