Lucrezia Borgia (1935 film)
| Lucrezia Borgia | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Abel Gance |
| Written by | Léopold Marchand Alfred Schirokauer Henri Vendresse Abel Gance |
| Produced by | Robert Bossis Bob Faure Paul Madeux Henri Ullmann |
| Starring | Edwige Feuillère Gabriel Gabrio Maurice Escande Roger Karl |
| Cinematography | Roger Hubert |
| Edited by | Roger Mercanton |
| Music by | Marcel Lattès |
Production company | Compagnie du Cinema |
| Distributed by | Héraut Film |
Release date | 20 December 1935 |
Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Lucrezia Borgia (French:Lucrèce Borgia) is a 1935 French historical film directed by Abel Gance and starring Edwige Feuillère, Gabriel Gabrio and Maurice Escande.[1]
Feuillère's performance was widely acclaimed by critics, and significantly boosted her career.[2]
Cast
- Edwige Feuillère as Lucrezia Borgia
- Gabriel Gabrio as Cesar Borgia
- Maurice Escande as Jean Borgia, Duke of Gandie
- Roger Karl as Rodrigo Borgia, Pope Alexander VI
- Aimé Clariond as Niccolò Machiavelli
- Philippe Hériat as Filippo, sculptor-lover
- Jacques Dumesnil as Giannino Sforza, Duke of Milano
- Max Michel as Alfonse de Aragon
- Louis Eymond as Capt. Mario, officer-lover
- Jean Fay as Tybald
- René Bergeron as Pietro
- Gaston Modot as Fracassa
- Antonin Artaud as Girolamo Savonarola
- Marcel Chabrier as Un moine - l'envoyé de Savonarole
- Georges Prieur as Baron de Villeneuve
- Louis Perdoux as Carlo
- Yvonne Drines as Flamette
- Mona Dol as La Vespa
- Jeannine Fromentin as La Malatesta
- Josette Day as Sancia, Lucrezia's companion
- Daniel Mendaille as Micheletto, chief henchman
References
Bibliography
- Kennedy-Karpat, Colleen. Rogues, Romance, and Exoticism in French Cinema of the 1930s. Fairleigh Dickinson, 2013.
- Oscherwitz, Dayna Higgins, Maryellen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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Categories:
- 1935 films
- French films
- French historical films
- French black-and-white films
- 1930s historical films
- French-language films
- Films directed by Abel Gance
- Films set in Italy
- Films set in the 16th century
- Cultural depictions of Cesare Borgia
- Cultural depictions of Lucrezia Borgia
- Cultural depictions of Pope Alexander VI
- 1930s French film stubs