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.
Let's avoid any comparison with Sir Alexander Korda's "lady Hamilton" starring Dame Vivien Leigh and Sir Laurence Olivier; Christian-Jaque's effort ,by no means , can 't hold its own against it.Christian-Jaque ,who is dear to the French cine buff ,was a spent force in the sixties /seventies.
Definitely not a masterpiece, this film is a poor man's Angelique and not the best out of the vast output of Christian-Jaque. Still, it is quite enjoyable and fun to watch.
A strange film in some respects. It's the kind of film that managed to appear dated before it hit the cinema screen.
