Cinematic background from Désirée 1954 - In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte, but winds up wedding Genaral 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

1954

Biography, Drama, History

Directors:
Henry Koster
Writers:
Daniel Taradash, Annemarie Selinko
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Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A woman in a red dress standing in front of an open window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A woman covering her face with her hands; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man and a woman dressed in period costumes; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man in a blue and gold uniform holding a black dog; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man and a woman sitting on a bench; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man and a woman dressed in medieval garb looking out over a city at night; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A woman and a man in front of a fire place; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A group of people standing in front of a room; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A statue of a person standing on a set of stairs; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A person holding a painting of a woman; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man riding a horse in a dark place; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A woman sitting in a chair wearing a yellow scarf; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man sitting at a table in front of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A woman in a white dress standing next to a man in a suit; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – Two women standing next to each other holding a vase of roses; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A large group of people dressed up in costumes; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A woman dressed as a princess in a crowd of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man and a woman talking to each other in front of a crowd of onlookers; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man standing on a set of steps looking at the sky; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A woman in a white shirt and a pearl necklace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A woman sitting in a chair wearing a purple dress and a crown; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A woman holding a glass of wine while wearing gloves; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man wearing a gray coat standing next to a potted plant; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A woman sitting in front of an open book in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a tree; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A woman is writing on a book with a feather pen; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man and a woman in formal wear looking at one another; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A bridge over a body of water at night time; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A woman sitting at a table writing on a piece of paper; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – An old man and a young woman dancing in a ballroom; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A woman holding a cane in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man in a gray coat sitting in front of a table; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A group of people standing next to each other in costumes; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A group of men standing next to each other in uniforms; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – Two women dressed up in fancy costumes and hats; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A woman wearing a black dress and a black hat; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A group of people standing in a living room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A woman standing in front of a wall in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A woman in a wedding dress reading a paper; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A stone bridge over a body of water; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man sitting at a table with a hat on his head; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man and a woman are smiling at each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man and a woman sitting next to each other on a bench; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man sitting in front of an ornate clock; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A dark city street with buildings lit up at night; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A woman in a wedding dress holding a sheet of paper in front of a man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man in a robe and a woman in a black dress; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A woman holding a cane in a room with paintings on the walls; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A group of women in formal dresses in a room; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man in a military uniform standing in front of a painting; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man and a woman standing in front of each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – Two women sitting at a dinner table with a fire place in the background; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A group of people standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man and a woman dressed in formal wear; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man in a military uniform standing in front of a door; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man holding a baby while holding a wine glass; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A group of men in costumes are standing together; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man in a long grey coat holding a knife; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man and a woman sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man and a woman talking in front of a fireplace; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A woman in a gray dress and white gloves standing in front of a body of water; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A group of people dressed in period costumes; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a tree; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A woman wearing a hat and gloves in the snow; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – Two women in ancient roman garb holding a glass; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – An older woman wearing a crown and holding a bouquet of flowers; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A painting of a woman wearing a crown and holding a chair; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A woman and a boy are standing in a living room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A group of people dressed up in costumes; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – An old photo of a large building in the snow; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man standing on top of a building next to bushes; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A woman with a surprised look on her face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man in a blue jacket and a red and gold neck tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A woman sitting in a chair wearing a purple dress; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man and a woman are holding a knife; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A woman in a white dress and red ribbon; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man and a woman dressed in silver holding hands; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A group of people standing in front of an entrance to a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man and a woman dressed in period costumes; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A woman standing in front of trees and a building; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A woman in a green dress standing in front of a wall; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – Two women are sitting in a room and one of them is eating; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man and a woman dressed up in costume; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man and a woman that are standing together; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A woman sitting in front of a table in a living room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – An audience of people dressed in period costumes and playing musical instruments; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man and a woman dressed up in formal wear; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A woman dressed in period clothing standing next to a fence; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A woman sitting in front of a fireplace reading a book; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man and a woman looking through a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A painting of the roman colosseum with horses in the foreground; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A person wearing a dress and a tiara; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A woman is standing in front of a mirror in a dress shop; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Désirée” (1954), directed by Henry Koster – A man and a woman in military garb are kissing; Close Up shot, Low angle