Joséphine ou la comédie des ambitions (1979)★ 7.8/10
- Drama
- History
- Biography
Directed by: Robert Mazoyer
Written by: Robert Mazoyer
The main events of the French Revolution and First Empire serve as a background canvas to a detailed biography of Empress Josephine, Napoleon I's first wife. Her initial tribulations, unexpected ascension culminating in her being crowned Empress, and the despondency of her final years are documented through her political and sentimental interactions with main figures of that historical period, including Robespierre, madame Tallien, Barras, Talleyrand, Fouché, etc., as well as the Bonaparte and Beauharnais families.
- Original title
- Joséphine ou la comédie des ambitions
- Storyline
- The main events of the French Revolution and First Empire serve as a background canvas to a detailed biography of Empress Josephine, Napoleon I's first wife. Her initial tribulations, unexpected ascension culminating in her being crowned Empress, and the despondency of her final years are documented through her political and sentimental interactions with main figures of that historical period, including Robespierre, madame Tallien, Barras, Talleyrand, Fouché, etc., as well as the Bonaparte and Beauharnais families.
- Rating
- 7.8 / 10 · 42
- Companies
- TF1, Télé Monte Carlo, Série Club
- Release dates
- FR December 19, 1979
- SE August 12, 1981