Imperial Violets (French: Violettes impériales, Spanish: Violetas imperiales) is a 1952 French-Spanish historical musical film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Luis Mariano, Carmen Sevilla and Simone Valère.[1] It is an operetta film, based on the 1948 stage work of the same title. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios and Joinville Studios in Paris.The film's sets were designed by Léon Barsacq and the costumes by Marcel Escoffier and Jean Zay.
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| Directed by | Richard Pottier |
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| Music by | Francis Lopez |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
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| Language | French |
It was second most popular film released in France in 1952, attracting an audience of more than eight million.[2]
Cast
edit- Luis Mariano as Juan de Ayala
- Carmen Sevilla as Violetta
- Simone Valère as Eugénie de Montijo
- Marie Sabouret as Mme. de Pierrefeu
- Colette Régis as Mme de Montijo
- Louis Arbessier as Napoleon III
- Micheline Francey as Clotilde
- María Riquelme as Anaïs
- Véra Norman as Mirette
- Raymond Girard as Prosper Mérimée
- Lucien Blondeau as Le grand chambellan
- Paul Faivre as L'aubergiste
- Camille Guérini as Le docteur
- René Hell as Le cocher
- Angustias Albaicín
- Rafael Arcos
- Francisco Bernal
- Jackie Blanchot
- Joseph Chaumel
- Aurora de Alba
- Lolita De Silva
- Gil Delamare
- Félix Fernández
- Mateo Guitart
- Maruja Heredia
- Lucien Nat
- Rafael Nogales
- Raphaël Patorni
- Joaquín Pujol
- Manuel Requena
- Alfonso Rojas
See also
edit- Imperial Violets (1924)
- Imperial Violets (1932)
References
editBibliography
edit- Hayward, Susan. French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film. Intellect Books, 2010.
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