Summary
At Grenada, in 19th Century Spain, Eugénie de Montijo asks a
gypsy girl, Violetta, to read her fortune in her hand. Emboldened
by Violetta's prediction that she is to become a queen, Eugénie
heads for Paris, accompanied by her mother and their servant Juan de
Ayala. The latter uses his seductive charms to persuade a team of
seamstresses to make a grand dress for Eugénie, so that she may
attend a ball at the Tuileries, hosted by Napoléon III.
Naturally, Eugénie wins the heart of the French emperor, but in doing so she
makes a dangerous enemy in her rival Madame de Pierrefeu. Once
Eugénie has been installed as empress, Madame de Pierrefeu swears
that she will have her revenge...
Review
User Comments
A film of great visual and audible beauty; the cast was superb. If history
was bent, I do not think anyone minded. When you saw the movie,
for hours afterwards life felt good and full of promise.
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Credits
- Director: Richard Pottier
- Script: Jesús María de Arozamena, Henry Roussel, Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon
- Photo: César Fraile, Christian Matras
- Music: Francis López
- Cast: Luis Mariano (Juan de Ayala), Carmen Sevilla (Violetta), Simone Valère (Eugénie de Montijo), Louis Arbessier (Napoléon III), Marie Sabouret (Mme. de Pierrefeu), Colette Régis (Mme. de Montijo), Angustias Albaicín, Rafael Arcos, Francisco Bernal, Jackie Blanchot, Lucien Blondeau, Joseph Chaumel, Aurora de Alba, Gil Delamare, Lolita De Silva, Félix Fernández, Micheline Francey, Raymond Girard (Prosper Mérimée), Camille Guérini, Mateo Guitart, Maruja Heredia, Lucien Nat, Rafael Nogales, Véra Norman (Mirette), Raphaël Patorni, Joaquín Pujol, Manuel Requena, María Riquelme (Anaïs), Alfonso Rojas
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 108 min
- Aka: Violetas imperiales
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