Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose

Monte Carlo C est La Rose is a 1968 American television special in which Grace Kelly acts as gracious guide as she strolls through Monte Carlo. The film-like itinerary blends documentary style with staged musical numbers, presenting viewers with sunlit streets, yachts, and casino glitter. Kelly interacts with a constellation of guests including Françoise Hardy, Terry-Thomas, Gilbert Bécaud, and David Winters and his troupe the David Winters Dancers, whose performances punctuate the tour. Throughout, the Princess of Monaco asserts a quiet charm, sharing anecdotes about the principality and inviting the audience to see the Riviera as both playground and cultural crossroads. The mood stays light, stylish, and deliberately intimate, avoiding heavy drama or overt spectacle, letting the city feel like a personal invitation.

Directed by Michael Pfleghar, Monte Carlo C est La Rose was produced for American television as a travelogue styled special. Grace Kelly hosts, guiding the audience through Monte Carlo with musical guests and celebrity cameos that lend the city glow.

Box office data is not applicable because this was a television special rather than a theatrical release. It aired on broadcast television and did not accumulate a conventional cinema gross or run.

The program endures as a stylish snapshot of late 1960s celebrity culture and Monaco's glamorous aura. Kelly's poised hosting paired with Françoise Hardy and Toni Basil reflects cross generational appeal, while the lavish locale and musical numbers contribute to the era's fashion mood and pop sensibility.

Critical reception highlighted its charm and refined sense of place, presenting luxury travel as a cultural exchange rather than mere spectacle. Thematic elements include royal hospitality, celebrity power, and the blending of film glamour with popular music, all delivered in a light friendly voice that invites viewers to savor Monaco without pressure.