After seeing some juicy screen-caps I started looking for a costume Drama that Michèle Mercier had made.Being unable to find any version other than a French edition with no English subtitles,I was happily caught by surprise,when a fellow IMDber kindly told me about a DVD on Amazon.com with the film on!,which led to me getting ready to finally meet Emma Hamilton.
The plot:
Working on the family farm, Emma Lyon dreams of entering high society.Trying to climb up the ladder,Lyon ends up working in a "courtesan" brothel.Taken by her grace at the brothel, Lord William Hamilton proposes to Lyon,which she agrees to,and leads to Emma becoming Lady Emma Lyon-Hamilton.As Emma enjoys finally living the high life,Lyon-Hamilton starts to fall in love for Horatio Nelson.
View on the film:
Before I get to the movie,I have to mention that for this English dubbed version,the DVD company deliver a terribly worn-down print,with the full screen print ruining a number of co- writer/(along with Jameson Brewer/Valeria Bonamano & Werner P. Zibaso)director Christian-Jaque's elegant shots.Listed as "cut" to 98 minutes on IMDb,the English dubbed editors cut the title down to 91 minutes with a sledgehammer,which along with cutting any sign of skin away,also leads to scenes being cut mid-conversation!
Despite everything going against the movie,director Christian-Jaque & cinematographer Pierre Petit are still able to give the title a regal note,with Riz Ortolani's terrific score giving Jaque's sweeping shots a glamorous atmosphere.Whilst the dubbing editors stop the scenes from flowing freely,the fight scenes still have a rough and tumble edge,thanks to Christian-Jaque firing rapid tracking shots across the screen,as Horatio Nelson creates his legacy.
Joined by a dashing Richard Johnson as Nelson and a worn-down John Mills as Lord William Hamilton,the stunning Nadjia Tiller gives a very good performance as Queen Caroline of Naples,who Tiller shows as being incredible naïve over the revolutions starting to gather steam.Looking ravishingly sexy in a white dress-style bikini, Michèle Mercier gives an excellent performance as Emma,with Mercier's expressive,wide-eyed face capturing Emma's desire to live in high society,and also Emma's yearning desire for Nelson,as Emma becomes Lady Hamilton.
The plot:
Working on the family farm, Emma Lyon dreams of entering high society.Trying to climb up the ladder,Lyon ends up working in a "courtesan" brothel.Taken by her grace at the brothel, Lord William Hamilton proposes to Lyon,which she agrees to,and leads to Emma becoming Lady Emma Lyon-Hamilton.As Emma enjoys finally living the high life,Lyon-Hamilton starts to fall in love for Horatio Nelson.
View on the film:
Before I get to the movie,I have to mention that for this English dubbed version,the DVD company deliver a terribly worn-down print,with the full screen print ruining a number of co- writer/(along with Jameson Brewer/Valeria Bonamano & Werner P. Zibaso)director Christian-Jaque's elegant shots.Listed as "cut" to 98 minutes on IMDb,the English dubbed editors cut the title down to 91 minutes with a sledgehammer,which along with cutting any sign of skin away,also leads to scenes being cut mid-conversation!
Despite everything going against the movie,director Christian-Jaque & cinematographer Pierre Petit are still able to give the title a regal note,with Riz Ortolani's terrific score giving Jaque's sweeping shots a glamorous atmosphere.Whilst the dubbing editors stop the scenes from flowing freely,the fight scenes still have a rough and tumble edge,thanks to Christian-Jaque firing rapid tracking shots across the screen,as Horatio Nelson creates his legacy.
Joined by a dashing Richard Johnson as Nelson and a worn-down John Mills as Lord William Hamilton,the stunning Nadjia Tiller gives a very good performance as Queen Caroline of Naples,who Tiller shows as being incredible naïve over the revolutions starting to gather steam.Looking ravishingly sexy in a white dress-style bikini, Michèle Mercier gives an excellent performance as Emma,with Mercier's expressive,wide-eyed face capturing Emma's desire to live in high society,and also Emma's yearning desire for Nelson,as Emma becomes Lady Hamilton.