Is Désirée easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Désirée end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Désirée violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Désirée

Name: Désirée
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1954
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Merle Oberon, Michael Rennie, Cameron Mitchell

The life...the women...the conquests of Napoleon!

Directed by Henry Koster

Produced by 20th Century Fox

1954110 min6.6 / 10

A sweeping historical romance centered on the romantic entanglements of women caught in Napoleon's orbit, balancing personal desire against historical destiny.

In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte, but winds up wedding General Jean-Baptiste Berandotte, an aid to Napoleon who later joins the forces that bring about the Emperor's downfall. Josephine Beauharnais, a worldly courtesan marries Napoleon and becomes Empress of France, but is then cast aside by her spouse when she proves unable to produce an heir to the throne.

Clusters

Feel-Good Homecoming Stories Long-Distance Love Stories Political Leaders And Royalty

Genres

Drama Romance

Keywords

Napoleon Bonaparte

Questions people ask

Is Désirée easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Is Désirée scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does Désirée end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.
Is Désirée violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Désirée sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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