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Title: Désirée (1954)
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| Credited cast: | |||
| Marlon Brando | ... | Napoleon Bonaparte | |
| Jean Simmons | ... | Désirée Clary | |
| Merle Oberon | ... | Empress Josephine | |
| Michael Rennie | ... | Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte | |
| Cameron Mitchell | ... | Joseph Bonaparte | |
| Elizabeth Sellars | ... | Julie - Désirée's Sister | |
| Charlotte Austin | ... | Paulette Bonaparte | |
| Cathleen Nesbitt | ... | Mme. Bonaparte | |
| Evelyn Varden | ... | Marie | |
| Isobel Elsom | ... | Mme. Clary - Désirée's Mother | |
| John Hoyt | ... | Talleyrand | |
| Alan Napier | ... | Despreaux | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Mary Stewart | ... | Minor Role | |
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In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte, but winds up wedding Genaral Jean-Baptiste Berandotte, an aid to Napoleon who later joins the forces that bring about the Emperor's downfall. Josephine Beauharnais, a worldly courtesan marries Napoleon and becomes Empress of France, but is then cast aside by her spouse when she proves unable to produce an heir to the throne. Written by alfiehitchie
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11 February 1955 (Belgium) See more »Also Known As:
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Desiree Clary: And you think you can do with people precisely what you want? That life is as you say it is?
Napoleon Bonaparte: Have you ever heard of a thing called destiny, Désirée?
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Composed By Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Orchestrated By Alexander Courage
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According to writer Daniel Taradash, Noël Coward was originally slated to direct. Marlon Brando wasn't happy with his replacement, the far more pedestrian Henry Koster. See more »Quotes
Napoleon Bonaparte: I want my family to be well established. Joseph, particularly. The rest must wait until the victorious culmination of my campaign in Italy.Desiree Clary: And you think you can do with people precisely what you want? That life is as you say it is?
Napoleon Bonaparte: Have you ever heard of a thing called destiny, Désirée?
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La MarseillaisComposed By Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Orchestrated By Alexander Courage
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This movie is a feast for the eyes, and while slow paced and understated will be a very pleasant movie for some people.
This movie has good and simple characters moving through complicated situations that are easily understandable to most of us. The ex-girlfriend who's still a supportive friend, married to best and able friend who's conscience puts him in opposition to his lady's old love etc. etc.
Its a good romance/relationship film set in a gorgeous background using the vehicle of three real and outstanding characters to move through napoleonic history. I don't recall any gross historical errors so it may even be mildly educational too...
Its a VERY good movie, but it isn't exciting or thrilling or passionate or sexy or violent, but if you like your films to be visual feasts and can deal with the fact that sometimes emotions can be less than torrid and overwrought. and that humans have more subtle motives than sex and power.. You might like this