''Imperial Violets'' (French: ''Violettes impériales'', Spanish: ''Violetas imperiales'') is a 1952 French-Spanish

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directed by

Richard Pottier Richard Pottier (6 June 1906, Graz – 2 November 1994, Le Plessis-Bouchard) was an Austrian-born French film director. He was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire as Ernst Deutsch. Selected filmography * ''A Rare Bird'' (1935) * ''Fanfare of Love' ...

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 María del Carmen García Galisteo (born 16 October 1930), in Seville, Spain, known professionally as Carmen Sevilla, is a retired Spanish actress, singer and dancer. She began her career in the 1940s and became one of the most popular and hi ...

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 * {{DEFAULTSORT:Valere, Simone 1923 births 2010 deaths Actresses from Pa ...

. It is an

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, based on the 1948 stage work of the same title. The film's sets were designed by

Léon Barsacq Léon Barsacq (18 October 1906 – 23 December 1969) was a Russian-born and naturalized French production designer, art director and set decorator. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film '' Th ...

and the costumes by

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and

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. It was second most popular film released in France in 1952, attracting an audience of more than eight million.Hayward p.463

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as Juan de Ayala *

as Violetta *

Eugénie de Montijo ''Doña'' María Eugenia Ignacia Agustina de Palafox y Kirkpatrick, 19th Countess of Teba, 16th Marchioness of Ardales (5 May 1826 – 11 July 1920), known as Eugénie de Montijo (), was Empress of the French from her marriage to Emperor Napo ...

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 in ...

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 * ''Tro ...

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 div ...

Napoleon III Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 18089 January 1873) was the first President of France (as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte) from 1848 to 1852 and the last monarch of France as Emperor of the French from 1852 to 1870. A nephew ...

Micheline Francey Micheline Francey (October 19, 1919 – January 1, 1969) was a French film actress.Hayward p.115 Selected filmography * ''The Chess Player'' (1938) * ''The Phantom Carriage'' (1939) * ''Le Corbeau'' (1943) * ''Madly in Love'' (1943) * ''A Cage o ...

as Clotilde *

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as Anaïs *

Véra Norman Marguerite Trediakowski (28 December 1924 – 19 May 2023), better known as Véra Norman, was a French film actress. Norman died in Saint-Arnoult, Calvados on 19 May 2023, at the age of 98. Selected filmography * ''The Sea Rose'' (1946) * ''The ...

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 fi ...

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 Crist ...

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 René Hell (1891–1965) was a French actor. Selected filmography * '' Special Mission'' (1946) * ''Dilemma of Two Angels'' (1948) * '' After Love'' (1948) * '' Five Red Tulips'' (1949) * '' The Red Angel'' (1949) * '' The Unexpected Voyager'' ...

as Le cocher * Angustias Albaicín *

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* Joseph Chaumel *

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* Lolita De Silva *

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* Félix Fernández *

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* 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 L ...

* 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 of B ...

* Joaquín Pujol *

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References

Bibliography

* Hayward, Susan. ''French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film''. Intellect Books, 2010.

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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 {{historic-musical-film-stub

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