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Messaline (1910)

Messaline poster
Directed by
Henri Andréani
Genre
drama film, silent film, sword-and-sandal film
Country
France
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A French silent film from 1910. It tells the story of Valeria Messalina, the disgraced wife of Roman emperor Claudius. After a philosopher saves her from an attack, she pursues him romantically while her husband hears complaints about her behavior.

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What happens

Messaline est un film français réalisé par Ferdinand Zecca et Henri Andréani et sorti en 1910. Valeria Messalina, la femme de l'empereur romain Claude, est connue pour son dévergondage. Lorsqu'elle est attaquée par la foule, le philosophe Manus la sauve. Messalina s'en éprend, mais il aime Thysla. Messalina insiste pour qu'il devienne son amant. Comme il refuse, il est amené de force au palais. Entre-temps, deux tribuns, Narcissus et Vitellius, se plaignent à l'empereur du comportement de sa femme, laquelle est condamnée tandis que Manus est libéréMessaline sur aubonticket.com. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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