Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? Explained

Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
Director:William Klein
Producer:Robert Delpire
Starring:Dorothy McGowan
Grayson Hall
Philippe Noiret
Jean Rochefort
Sami Frey
Alice Sapritch
Michel Robin
Music:Michel Legrand
Cinematography:Jean Boffety
Distributor:Rank Organisation
Runtime:102 minutes
Country:France
Language:French

Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? (French: '''Qui êtes-vous, Polly Maggoo?''') is a 1966 French film directed by William Klein.

It is a satirical arthouse mockumentary spoofing the fashion world and its excesses. It stars Dorothy McGowan as Polly Maggoo, an American supermodel who is being followed by a French television crew, and Grayson Hall as Miss Maxwell, a fashion-magazine editor modeled after Diana Vreeland,[1] and Philippe Noiret as the TV reporter and director. Also appearing are Jean Rochefort, Sami Frey, and Alice Sapritch.

McGowan was an American model prior to the film; she modeled for Vogue and Harper's Bazaar.[2] After the release of the film, McGowan's first and only, she disappeared from public view and apparently neither acted nor modeled again, according to Klein.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hamrick. Craig. Barnabas & company : the cast of the TV classic Dark Shadows. 2003. iUniverse, Inc.. New York. 9780595290291. 193. 23 December 2015.
  2. Book: Cutler. E.P.. Eiseman. Leatrice. Pantone on fashion : a century of color in design. 2014. Chronicle Books. San Francisco, CA. 9781452115351. 51. 23 December 2015.