Les 1001 Nuits (1990)

Original title

Les 1001 nuits

Directed by

Philippe de Broca

Genre

fantasy film, comedy film, adventure film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

6

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 65 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Sheherazade marries a king who kills each wife after one night. To survive, she tells stories and finds a magical lamp with a genie from the 20th century who gives her modern gadgets.

whimsicallightheartedcampyplayfulcolorfulcomedicfast-pacedover-the-top

What happens

Les 1001 Nuits is a French-Italian fantasy film loosely based on the ancient Arabic legend One Thousand and One Nights. It is directed by Philippe de Broca and stars Catherine Zeta-Jones as Sheherazade, who has married a king (Thierry Lhermitte), who desires to have many virgin wives, but only one at a time. As soon as the King has consummated his relationship with a new wife, he has her put to death at sunrise. Sheherazade delays this unfortunate ending by putting off the connubial event for a thousand and one nights, telling irresistible stories that are unfinished when the sun rises. In this version, Sheherazade finds a magical lamp that holds the genie Jimmy Genius (Gerard Jugnot) who is from the 20th century. Jimmy helps Sheherazade by providing her with 20th-century technology including a parachute that is used to drop a nude Sheherazade into a man's lap. Actress Catherine Zeta Jones received her first film role in Les 1001 Nuits. The film was shot in 1989 and released in 1990 to little acclaim. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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