Imperial Venus

I LIKE GINA,I LIKE THE MOVIE,AN OLD CLASSIC HISTORY,A GOD MOVIE.AND I LIKE IT.

Great movie with Gina Lollobrigida and Steven Boyd, but the resolution is not of standard DVD quality. It must have been transferred from a VHS copy. However, Gina L stands out, looking as beautiful as ever.

I am so glad to be able to watch this fine addition to Napoleonic movies done reasonably closed to historic atmosphere and the events. Costumes and Bonaparte family dynamic comes alive on the screen. Gina as Paulette is incredibly beautiful and great match to the role - she holds the screen even in a long scenes (and director did put quite a few of them - movie looks more vibrant when there plenty of dialogs and pace is more real life one). I would recommend to watch it even in this foggy quality for a quite unique coverage of very interesting historic figure - European life in Napoleonic era is so complex for personas large and small - it’s treasure when we can get a glimpse even in theatrical depiction. Thank you, Amazon for adding it to the collection.

Actually, I didnt even get that far into the film to see if it is decent or not.The quality of this DVD is absolutely THE WORST Ive encountered.It was so bad I couldnt even watch it because the quality of the copied print was so horrible....too bad...the costuming at least looked fun!If anyone ever comes up with a decent print Id like to watch it.....

I love old movies, and this is one I had never seen before. I am very pleased I added to my collection.

IMPERIAL VENUS is a fine effort by the great late French director Jean Delannoy and shows Gina Lollobrigida at the peak of her beauty, at age 35. The Italian actress won the David di Donatello Award (the Italian equivalent of the Academy Award) for this film, a biography of Paolina Borghese, sister of Napoleon Bonaparte and one of the most fascinating women of her time.Unfortunately, this is not the Supertechnirama 70mm version of the film, originally made in Italian. What we have is a cut, standard version which has not been digitally restored. The excellent cinematography by Gabor Pogany is not in pristine condition, showing faded colors and little definition.Although Lollobrigida dubbed the English and French versions, it would have been better to have released the film in Italian with English and French subtitles, as the actress' line readings are far more natural and spontaneous in her native tongue.The production is sumptuous, the screenplay is literate, and the acting of the supporting cast is generally good. If anything, the wonderful Micheline Presle could have had more screen time as Josephine. The editing impresses a slow rhythm to the film, which does not always serve it well.On the whole, this DVD is worth having, especially if one is a Lollobrigida fan, since the film has not yet been rereleased in Italy or France in DVD format.

Poor quality transfer...maybe copied directly from an old VHS tape...but the movie itself is most entertaining. Gina Lollobrigida is a joy to watch. Her acting ability is equal to her beauty. The story holds the viewers interest even with the poor picture quality.

The movie is very bad, it has cuts and it is not the original one, it seems like someone recorded it from TV, I think they should say on details all this things about it, because I wouldn't have bought it!

Although the picture quality is not great, (and this is one film that I would love to see restored), the colours, action, and the portrayal of remarkable people and their historical lives sweeps you along. This is a welcome addition to any collection of Napoleonic films.

This is NOT a re-mastered release so the quality just won't be there. However, this I believe is the only version available on the market today. I look forward to the restored version. Also this version is 121 min long, not the 90 min as advertised and not the original 140 minutes.So if you want to see this movie this is about the best price and only quality.

An old unusual film about Napoleon Bonaparte family life.

merci

Poor film and sound quality but a must for any Gina Lollobrigida fan. Happy to have it as part of my Gina collection.