"Mistral's Daughter" (1984) TV mini-series 1984-

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

24 September 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Beautiful and naïve Maggy Lunel arrives in Paris completely broke. She becomes an artist's model and the toast of Paris...

Plot Keywords:

Nazi | Artist's Model | Painter | Artist | Model

Cast

Stefanie Powers	...	Maggy Lunel (4 episodes, 1984)
Lee Remick	...	Kate Browning (4 episodes, 1984)
Stacy Keach	...	Julien Mistral (4 episodes, 1984)
Ian Richardson	...	Adrien Avigdor (4 episodes, 1984)
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu	...	Fauve (4 episodes, 1984)
Robert Urich	...	Jason Darcy (3 episodes, 1984)
Timothy Dalton	...	Perry Kilkullen (3 episodes, 1984)
Stéphane Audran	...	Paula Deslandes (3 episodes, 1984)
Stephanie Dunnam	...	Teddy Lunel (3 episodes, 1984)
Cotter Smith	...	Frank (3 episodes, 1984)
Pierre Malet	...	Eric Avigdor (3 episodes, 1984)
Alexandra Stewart	...	Mary Jane Kilkullen (3 episodes, 1984)
Joanna Lumley	...	Lally Longbridge (3 episodes, 1984)

Series Directed by
Kevin Connor		(3 episodes, 1984)
Douglas Hickox		(2 episodes, 1984)

Series Writing credits
Terence Feely		(4 episodes, 1984)
Judith Krantz		(4 episodes, 1984)
Rosemary Anne Sisson		(4 episodes, 1984)

Series Produced by
Hubert de La Bouillerie	....	associate producer (4 episodes, 1984)
Herbert Hirschman	....	producer (4 episodes, 1984)
Steve Krantz	....	executive producer (4 episodes, 1984)
Suzanne Wiesenfeld	....	producer (4 episodes, 1984)
Robert Mazoyer	....	associate producer (3 episodes, 1984)

Series Original Music by
Vladimir Cosma		(1 episode)
Vernon Duke		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Pierre Lhomme		(1 episode)
Jean Tournier		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
John Bloom		(unknown episodes)
Barry Peters		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Mary V. Buck		(unknown episodes)
Margot Capelier		(unknown episodes)
Susan Edelman		(unknown episodes)
Rose Tobias Shaw		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Alain Nègre		(1 episode)

Series Set Decoration by
Jacques Bataille		(1 episode)
Jacques Bourdin		(1 episode)
Daniel Heitz		(1 episode)

Series Costume Design by
Michel Fresnay		(1 episode)

Series Makeup Department
Monique Archambault	....	makeup artist (1 episode)
Jean-Pierre Berroyer	....	hair stylist (1 episode)
Éliane Marcus	....	makeup artist (1 episode)
Marie-Madeleine Paris	....	makeup artist (1 episode)
Malou Rossignol	....	hair stylist (1 episode)
Jean-Luc Russier	....	makeup artist (1 episode)
Michel Trigon	....	hair stylist (1 episode)
Florence Fouquier D'Herouel	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Pierre-Olivier Baudin	....	assistant unit manager (unknown episodes)
Jean-Luc Denechau	....	assistant unit manager (unknown episodes)
Alain Domínguez	....	assistant unit manager (unknown episodes)
Patrick Gordon	....	unit manager (unknown episodes)
Pierre Gralhon	....	unit manager (unknown episodes)
Olivier Lhoste	....	assistant unit manager (unknown episodes)
Jean Michel Penkhoss	....	assistant unit manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Francis De Gueltz	....	assistant director (1 episode)
Paul Feyder	....	assistant director (1 episode)
Yann Gilbert	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Denis Seurat	....	third assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Pierre Bechon	....	additional paintings (1 episode)
Robert Biagioli	....	additional paintings (1 episode)
John Bratby	....	paintings: Cavaillon (1 episode)
Jacques Flamand	....	set dresser (1 episode)
Chantal Giuliani	....	set dresser (1 episode)
Guy Legrand	....	set dresser (1 episode)
Robert Patier	....	additional paintings (1 episode)
Roseanna Sacco	....	art department assistant: Alain Negre (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Noëlle Balenci	....	supervising sound effects editor (1 episode)
Bernard Bats	....	sound mixer (1 episode)
Michael Crouch	....	dialogue editor (1 episode)
Jean-Louis Ducarme	....	sound recordist (1 episode)
Maurice Gilbert	....	dubbing mixer (1 episode)

Series Special Effects by
Georges Iaconelli	....	special effects (1 episode)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Jean-Yves Le Poulain	....	assistant camera (1 episode, 1984)
Pierre Abraham	....	gaffer (1 episode)
André Bouladoux	....	head grip (1 episode)
Claude Bourgoin	....	camera operator (1 episode)
Jean Fontanilles	....	gaffer (1 episode)
René Strasser	....	head grip (1 episode)
Daniel Vogel	....	camera operator (1 episode)
Jean-Claude Gaillard	....	first assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Patrick Godaert	....	second assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Philippe Houdart	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Mary V. Buck	....	casting: USA (unknown episodes)
Margot Capelier	....	casting: France (unknown episodes)
Susan Edelman	....	casting: USA (unknown episodes)
Rose Tobias Shaw	....	casting: UK (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Janic Andrillon	....	costumer (1 episode)
Tanine Autré	....	costumer (1 episode)
Isabelle Coignerai	....	costumer (1 episode)

Series Editorial Department
Fernand Berenguer	....	assistant editor (1 episode)
Jeremy Hume	....	assistant editor (1 episode)
Nicolas Klotz	....	assistant editor (1 episode)
Fred Mays	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Vladimir Cosma	....	conductor: music (1 episode)
Brigitte Godon	....	music editor (1 episode)

Series Other crew
Sylvette Baudrot	....	script supervisor (1 episode)
Jean Drouin	....	production accountant (1 episode)
Sophie Drouin	....	production accountant (1 episode)
Corinne Fix	....	production coordinator (1 episode)
Jean Guélis	....	choreographer (1 episode)
Francoise Leroy	....	production accountant (1 episode)
Rhoda Lesh	....	production coordinator: USA (1 episode)
Lucie Lichtig	....	script supervisor (1 episode)
Colette Martin	....	production accountant (1 episode)
Claude Plouganou	....	technical director (1 episode)
JoAnne Sellar	....	assistant to director (1 episode)
Blanche Wiesenfeld	....	production coordinator (1 episode)
Ailsa Bennell	....	secretary: Steve Krantz (unknown episodes)
Yves Hersent	....	title designer: main title sequence (unknown episodes)
Claudine Strasser	....	script supervisor trainee (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Mistral's Daughter Productions
• Steve Krantz Productions

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1984) (USA) (TV)
• E1 Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Future Film (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• Live Entertainment

Other Companies

• Cinésyl  grip and lighting equipment
• Les Films Michel François  titles and opticals
• Studio Davout  music recorded at

Also Known As:

Runtime:

390 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Mistral's Daughter Productions

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: When Nadine visits her lawyer a reflection of the boom mic can clearly be seen in a picture as she enters his office.

Soundtrack:

Only Love

Watchable trash with a few genuinely hilarious moments

This a typical glossy American mini-series of the mid-eighties (and now) concerning a grumpy Provencal artist deftly played by Stacey Keach and his life and loves. It is both melodramatic and crass, but it is watchable for one reason alone; the sight of Stefanie Powers prancing around the Rive Gauche in 1900's Paris playing an 18 year artist's model when she is well over 40 and far too old for the part is absolutely irresistible. This is genuine parody fodder for the likes of French & Saunders and has the watcher giggling with disbelief at such comic miscasting. Interlaced with its syrupy theme tune 'Only Love' sung by the evergreen (and awful) Nana Mouskouri and faux French scenery, this is guaranteed to cheer up all fans of awful but hilarious television.