Loves of Three Queens (1954)
Actress Leala (Hedy Lamarr) plays multiple roles of Historic Queens. Including Helen of Troy, Napoleon’s Empress Josephine, and German folk heroine Lady Genevieve. But actress Leala doesn’t feel that any of them fully suit her personality. The film is about the essence of women. The picture has an interesting combination of directors–France’s Marc Allegret and US Edgar Ulmer and features a musical score by Nino Rota.
Original title: L’amante di Paride (1954) AKA: The Fate of Two Queens
Director: Edgar G. Ulmer
Writers: Marc Allégret, Hugh Gray, Æneas MacKenzie
Cast : Hedy Lamarr, Massimo Serato, Alba Arnova
Genres: Classics, Drama
00:00 Full length movie credits
00:24 🎭 A stranger follows a theater troupe, particularly captivated by Leala, and becomes jealous when she becomes infatuated with a mysterious and romantic stranger.
03:44 👑 Playing Lady Genevieve
06:10 ❤️ Count Siegfried’s wife, Genevieve, is reunited with her husband after he returns from war, but she becomes infatuated with his friend, Drago.
12:56 😢 Countess Genevieve is accused of adultery and sentenced to death by her husband, Count Siegfried.
28:31 🎭 Siegfried accuses Golo of being a liar and they agree to a duel to determine the truth.
36:38 ❤️ Leala and Captain Charles reunite in Bolzano, but their reunion is filled with tension and accusations.
37:57 👑 Playing Empress Josephine of France
49:00 😢 Napoleon decides to divorce Josephine in order to have children and secure alliances with other countries.
54:20 💔 A love story unfolds as Leala leaves and the play continues without her.
55:47 👑 Playing Helen of Troy
59:54 💔 Paris and Helen fall in love and flee to Troy, causing Menelaus’ wrath.
1:09:01 💔 Cassandra’s grim visions of endless conflict come to pass as Greek and Trojan armies clash in a bloody battle for ten years.
1:22:27 🎭 The war between the Greeks and Trojans continues, and cunning Ulysses devises a plan to conquer Troy.
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