Imperial Violets (1952)

Original title

Violetas imperiales

Directed by

Richard Pottier

Genre

musical film

Country

France, Spain

Runtime

1h 34m

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Spanish woman in 19th century Paris becomes entangled with a handsome smuggler. She disguises herself to join a court intrigue, all while singing and dancing through colorful set pieces.

upbeatromanticwhimsicalnostalgicmusicallavishfast-pacedlighthearted

What happens

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. 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. It was second most popular film released in France in 1952, attracting an audience of more than eight million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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