Imperial Venus (film)

Imperial Venus (French: Vénus impériale, Italian: Venere Imperiale) is a 1962 French-Italian historical film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Gina Lollobrigida, Stephen Boyd and Raymond Pellegrin. It depicts the life of Pauline Bonaparte, the sister of Napoleon.^[2][3] For her performance Lollobrigida won the David di Donatello for best actress and the Nastro d'Argento for the same category.^[4]

Imperial Venus
Directed by	Jean Delannoy
Written by	Rodolphe-Maurice Arlaud Jean Aurenche Leonardo Benvenuti Piero De Bernardi Jean Delannoy
Starring	Gina Lollobrigida
Cinematography	Gábor Pogány
Edited by	Otello Colangeli
Music by	Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Distributed by	Gaumont Distribution (France) Variety Distribution (Italy)
Release date	1962 (1962)
Countries	France Italy
Language	French/Italian
Budget	$2.5 million[1]

Paolina (Paulette) is the sister of Napoleon Bonaparte, she is portrayed as a willful, yet impulsive woman through her marriages and scandals, through the heights and depths of Napoleon's life.

Cast

• Gina Lollobrigida as Paulette Bonaparte
• Stephen Boyd as Jules de Canouville
• Raymond Pellegrin as Napoleon Bonaparte
• Micheline Presle as Joséphine
• Gabriele Ferzetti as Fréron
• Massimo Girotti as Leclerc
• Marco Guglielmi as Junot
• Lilla Brignone as Letizia Bonaparte
• Ernesto Calindri as Cardinal Fesch
• Andrea Checchi as Doctor
• Giulio Bosetti as Prince Camillo Borghese
• Gianni Santuccio as Antonio Canova
• Maria Laura Rocca as Laura de Barral
• Giustino Durano as Bousqué
• Liana Del Balzo as Princess Borghese
• Andrea Bosic as Del Val
• Claudio Catania as Gerolamo Bonaparte
• Attilio Dottesio