Imperial Venus (1962)
Imperial Venus (1962)
The romanticized gallant adventures of Pauline Bonaparte, Napoleon's sister. First "engaged" to the Conventionnel Fréron, then separated from him by her brother for political reasons, Pauline joined Napoleon in the Italian army, where she fell in love with the comté de Canouville. But the First Consul married her to his friend, General Leclerc, whom she followed on the expedition to Saint-Domingue. Unconcerned about fidelity, she began to love her husband just as he was about to die of yellow fever. Back in France, she was soon consoled by other gallants. Napoleon, now emperor, hastened to marry her off to Prince Borghese, but he was unable to make her love him. She soon returned to Paris to lead the life of a gallant woman, incognito, and again met Canouville, whom the emperor tried in vain to separate from her. But soon the Russian campaign begins, and her lover is killed. All that remains for Pauline, this time disconsolate, is to reconcile with her brother on the road to exile.

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Gina Lollobrigida Gina Lollobrigida As: Paulette Bonaparte
Stephen Boyd Stephen Boyd As: Jules de Canouville
Raymond Pellegrin Raymond Pellegrin As: Napoleon Bonaparte
Micheline Presle Micheline Presle As: Josephine
Gabriele Ferzetti Gabriele Ferzetti As: Freron
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The romanticized gallant adventures of Pauline Bonaparte, Napoleon's sister. First "engaged" to the Conventionnel Fréron, then separated from him by her brother for political reasons, Pauline joined Napoleon in the Italian army, where she fell in love with the comté de Canouville. But the First Consul married her to his friend, General Leclerc, whom she followed on the expedition to Saint-Domingue. Unconcerned about fidelity, she began to love her husband just as he was about to die of yellow fever. Back in France, she was soon consoled by other gallants. Napoleon, now emperor, hastened to marry her off to Prince Borghese, but he was unable to make her love him. She soon returned to Paris to lead the life of a gallant woman, incognito, and again met Canouville, whom the emperor tried in vain to separate from her. But soon the Russian campaign begins, and her lover is killed. All that remains for Pauline, this time disconsolate, is to reconcile with her brother on the road to exile.


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Genres: Drama, History, Romance

Language: Français, Deutsch, Latin

Release Date: 22 December 1962

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Runtime: 140m

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Gina Lollobrigida

Gina Lollobrigida

Paulette Bonaparte

Stephen Boyd

Stephen Boyd

Jules de Canouville

Raymond Pellegrin

Raymond Pellegrin

Napoleon Bonaparte

Micheline Presle

Micheline Presle

Josephine

Gabriele Ferzetti

Gabriele Ferzetti

Freron

Giulio Bosetti

Giulio Bosetti

Camillo Borghese

Massimo Girotti

Massimo Girotti

Leclerc

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Gábor Pogány

Gábor Pogány

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