Violettes impériales (1923)

Violettes impériales (1923)

1923-01-01 France 120 Min. PG-13
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Overview

This historical melodrama (later remade by Henry Roussel himself in 1932 and Richard Pottier in 1952) set during the reign of Napoleon III of France. Here, Raquel Meller plays a Spanish flower girl who saves the life of the French empress Eugenie de Montijo (played by Suzanne Blanchetti), by taking her place in her carriage. When the carriage is overthrown by the anarchist's bomb, the girl survives because of the masses of violets in the imperial carriage, the empress' favorite flowers.

Cast

Raquel Meller is Violetta
Suzanne Bianchetti is Eugénie de Montijo
Eugénie de Montijo
André Roanne is Comte de Saint-Affremond
Comte de Saint-Affremond
Suzy Béryl is Dame d'honneur
Dame d'honneur
Claude France is Mademoiselle de Perry-Fronsac
Mademoiselle de Perry-Fronsac