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Revision as of 12:54, 2 February 2026
1962 film
Imperial Venus (French: Vénus impériale, Italian: Venere Imperiale) is a 1962 French–Italian historical drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Gina Lollobrigida, Stephen Boyd and Raymond Pellegrin.[2] It depicts the life of Pauline Bonaparte, the sister of Napoleon.[3][4] For her performance Lollobrigida won the David di Donatello for best actress and the Nastro d’Argento for the same category.[5] It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome and on location at the Palazzo Borghese. The film’s sets were created by the art director René Renoux, with the costumes designed by Giancarlo Bartolini Salimbeni.
Synopsis
Paolina (Paulette) is the sister of Napoleon Bonaparte, she is portrayed as a willful, yet impulsive woman through her marriages and scandals, through the heights and depths of Napoleon’s life.
Cast
References
- ^ “Rome”. Variety. 3 May 1961. p. 86.
- ^ Nowell-Smith, Hay & Volpi p.72
- ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
- ^ Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN 8884405033.
- ^ Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
Bibliography
- Nowell-Smith, Geoffrey & Hay, James & Volpi, Gianni. The Companion to Italian Cinema. Cassell, 1996.
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