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.
Désirée has generally received positive reviews.
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Review of Désirée (1954)
Review of Désirée (1954)
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Review of Désirée (1954)
Review of Désirée (1954)
Review of Désirée (1954)
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Désirée was released in 1954 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 12 reviews, giving Désirée (1954) an average rating of 66%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 76%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 60%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Désirée than critics were.
With a score of 66%, Désirée is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1954, which stands at 59%.
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