''Imperial Violets'' (French: ''Violettes impériales'', Spanish: ''Violetas imperiales'') is a 1952 French-Spanish
historical musical film directed by
Richard Pottier and starring
Luis Mariano
Luis Mariano Eusebio González García (13 August 1914 – 14 July 1970), also known as Luis Mariano, was a popular tenor of Spanish origin who achieved celebrity in 1946 with "La belle de Cadix" ("The Beautiful Lady of Cadix") an operetta by ...
,
Carmen Sevilla and
Simone Valère
Simone Valère (2 August 1923 – 11 November 2010) was a French actress. She appeared in more than forty films from 1941 to 1993.
Filmography
External links
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1923 births
2010 deaths
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. It is an
operetta film
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, based on the 1948
stage work of the same title. The film's sets were designed by
Léon Barsacq and the costumes by
Marcel Escoffier
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* Marcel (given name), people with the given name Marcel
* Marcel (footballer, born August 1981), Marcel Silva Andrade, Brazilian midfielder
* Marcel (footballer, born November 1981), Marcel Augusto Ortolan, Brazilian s ...
and
Jean Zay.
It was second most popular film released in France in 1952, attracting an audience of more than eight million.
[Hayward p.463]
Cast
*
Luis Mariano
Luis Mariano Eusebio González García (13 August 1914 – 14 July 1970), also known as Luis Mariano, was a popular tenor of Spanish origin who achieved celebrity in 1946 with "La belle de Cadix" ("The Beautiful Lady of Cadix") an operetta by ...
as Juan de Ayala
*
Carmen Sevilla as Violetta
*
Simone Valère
Simone Valère (2 August 1923 – 11 November 2010) was a French actress. She appeared in more than forty films from 1941 to 1993.
Filmography
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Valere, Simone
1923 births
2010 deaths
Actresses from Pa ...
as
Eugénie de Montijo
*
Marie Sabouret
Marie Sabouret (31 January 1924 – 23 July 1960) was a French stage and film actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or i ...
as Mme. de Pierrefeu
*
Colette Régis
Colette Régis (1893–1978) was a French film actress.Hayward p.280
Selected filmography
* ''Rasputin'' (1938) - Une religieuse (uncredited)
* '' Three Waltzes'' (1938) - Sarah Bernhardt
* '' La Bête Humaine'' (1938) - Victoire Pecqueux
* ''T ...
as Mme de Montijo
*
Louis Arbessier
Louis Arbessier (9 April 190723 March 1998) was a French film and television actor.Goble p.122 He played Napoleon III in the 1952 musical film '' Imperial Violets.'' Amongst his television roles was that of Maigret.
Arbessier was married and di ...
as
Napoleon III
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*
Micheline Francey as Clotilde
*
María Riquelme as Anaïs
*
Véra Norman as Mirette
*
Raymond Girard
Raymond Girard (1901–1989) was a French film and stage actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as ...
as Prosper Mérimée
*
Lucien Blondeau
Lucien Blondeau (1884–1965) was a French stage, television and film actor.Goble p.168
Selected filmography
* ''First on the Rope'' (1944)
* ''Girl with Grey Eyes'' (1945)
* ''Son of France
''Son of France'' (French: ''Fils de France'') is a 1 ...
as Le grand chambellan
*
Paul Faivre
Paul Faivre (3 March 1886 – 5 March 1973) was a French actor.
Selected filmography
* '' The House Opposite'' (1937)
* ''Behind the Facade'' (1939)
* '' Vidocq'' (1939)
* '' Annette and the Blonde Woman'' (1942)
* '' The Count of Monte Cri ...
as L'aubergiste
*
Camille Guérini
Camille Guérini (1900–1963) was a French film and television actor.Biggs p.158
Selected filmography
* ''La Chanson du souvenir'' (1937) - Veit, l'ordonnance
* '' The Blue Veil'' (1942) - d'Aubigny
* ''Les ailes blanches'' (1943) - (uncredited ...
as Le docteur
*
René Hell as Le cocher
*
Angustias Albaicín
*
Rafael Arcos
Rafael Arcos (1926-1991) was an Argentine film and television actor who appeared in many Spanish productions.Barba p.252 He also worked as a voice actor, dubbing foreign-language films for release in the Spanish market.
Selected filmography
* '' ...
*
Francisco Bernal
*
Jackie Blanchot
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*
Joseph Chaumel
*
Aurora de Alba
*
Lolita De Silva
*
Gil Delamare
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*
Félix Fernández
*
Mateo Guitart
*
Maruja Heredia
*
Lucien Nat
Lucien Nat (born Lucien Maurice Natte; 11 January 1895 – 25 July 1972) was a French film, stage and television actor.McCann p.95 He was married to the actress Marie Déa.
Selected filmography
* ''Fun in the Barracks'' (1932) - Maréchal des ...
*
Rafael Nogales
*
Raphaël Patorni
Raphaël Patorni (1911–1986) was a French film actor.Hayward p.439
Selected filmography
* '' The Mysteries of Paris'' (1943)
* ''The Island of Love'' (1944)
* '' Jericho'' (1946)
* '' Barry'' (1949)
* '' Doctor Laennec'' (1949)
* '' The Martyr ...
*
Joaquín Pujol
*
Manuel Requena
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*
Alfonso Rojas
See also
* ''
Imperial Violets'' (1924)
* ''
Imperial Violets'' (1932)
References
Bibliography
* Hayward, Susan. ''French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film''. Intellect Books, 2010.
External links
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1952 films
French historical musical films
Spanish historical musical films
1950s historical musical films
1950s French-language films
Films set in Paris
Films set in Seville
Films shot in Spain
Operetta films
Films based on operettas
Films directed by Richard Pottier
Films set in the 1850s
Remakes of French films
Spanish remakes of French films
Suevia Films films
French black-and-white films
Cultural depictions of Napoleon III
Films produced by Cesáreo González
1930s French films
1950s French films
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