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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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Pleasures of Paris (1952)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.