Monique (film)

Monique is a 1970 British drama film directed and written by John Bown and starring Joan Alcorn, Sibylla Kay and David Sumner.^[2][3]

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
Production company	Tigon
Distributed by	Tigon
Release date	1970 (1970)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£51,000[1]

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]