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Lucrece Borgia (1953)

Posted By: Someonelse
Date: 22 Jun 2011 01:42:29
Lucrece Borgia (1953)

Lucrèce Borgia (1953)
DVD5 (VIDEO_TS) | PAL 4:3 (720 x 576) | 01:39:17 | 3,80 Gb
Audio: French AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subtitles: English
Genre: Drama | Italy, France

Blonde French sex symbol Martine Carol is incongruously cast as the title character in Lucrece Borgia. The bloody excesses of the incestuous Borgia family during the Renaissance are given ample screen time, albeit within the bounds of reasonably good taste. Mexico's Pedro Armendariz struts and frets as the cruelly ambitious Cesar Borgia, who forces his sister Lucrece into a marriage of convenience. Depicted with historical accuracy as a relatively innocent victim of circumstance, Lucrece never utilizes poison as a weapon in the course of the film, though she does manage to inflict bodily injury on Cesar when the latter threatens her romance with the handsome Aragon (Massimo Serato). The highlight of Lucrece Borgia was Martine Carol's nude bathing scene, only a portion of which made it to American theatre screens.

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Also Known As: Lucretia Borgia

Lucrece Borgia (1953)

This sumptuous Franco-Italian blockbuster production exemplifies historical film dramas of the 1950s – beautifully shot in Technicolor and showing a meticulous attention to detail in its lavish costume and set design, to say nothing of the exciting, well-choreographed action sequences. Whilst the film may be legitimately criticised for its overly sympathetic portrayal of Lucrezia Borgia (you’d almost think she was heading for a sainthood), it would not be fair to fault its production values. The film looks stunning.

Lucrece Borgia (1953)

Since the extent of the complicity of Lucrezia Borgia in her brother’s Machiavellian schemes is a matter of considerable conjecture, director Christian-Jaque is perhaps justified in presenting her as an innocent party, a pawn in Cesare Borgia’s nasty political games. Even so, it’s a little difficult to swallow Martine Carol’s slightly over-sentimental portrayal of Lucrezia, face stained with tears whenever brother Cesare does the dirty on her. What is missing is some motivation for Lucrezia’s acquiescence to her brother’s plans – is it sibling loyalty or is she genuinely helpless?

Lucrece Borgia (1953)

Attractive as the film is, it does have a slightly irksome theatrical artificiality (it doesn’t help that Pedro Armendariz’s Cesare Borgia has all the subtlety of a stock pantomime villain). That said, the film does pack a few punches. Some of the darker sequences (such as the gruesome man hunt) do have a shocking, almost visceral, realism, making the film unsuitable for youngsters. Likewise, the ending, whilst a tad contrived, has a genuine poignancy about it.
James Travers, Films de France
Lucrece Borgia (1953)

Lucrece Borgia (1953)

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