Review of Juarez (1939) by Michael B — 15 Jan 2012
This is a very good film with excellent dialogue and several very memorable scenes. Empress Carlota's fury against Napoleon III's desertion of her husband and Emperor Maximilian's poignant request that the Mexican song "La Paloma" be played at his execution, are two examples.
When I visited the Hofburg Palace in Vienna in 2008, I saw a dinner service made for the Mexican Imperial Family, which was fascinating. Maximilian was something of a dupe and didn't deserve his grisly end in 1867. Empress Carlota lived on in Belgium till 1927, outliving her husband by sixty years.
This review of Juarez (1939) was written by Michael B on 15 Jan 2012.
Juarez has generally received positive reviews.
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