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Madame DuBarry (1919)

Drama | 114 minutes
3,36 18 votes

Genre: Drama

Duration: 114 minuten

Alternative title: Passion

Country: Germany

Directed by: Ernst Lubitsch

Stars: Pola Negri, Emil Jannings and Harry Liedtke

IMDb score: 6,7 (1.112)

Releasedate: 18 September 1919

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Madame DuBarry plot

"A Mighty Epoch of the Screen"

Abusing her sexual attraction, Madame Dubarry (Pola Negri), a French peasant woman, earns herself a place at the top of high society. As the mistress of King Louis XV of France (Emil Jannings), she stands by his side during the French Revolution.

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Jeanne Vaubernier - later Madame du Barry

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First she was a seamstress, then she had herself sewn. She f***ed her way up to the top. In this romanticized life story, based on a novel by Alexandre Dumas, Jeanne Bécu must choose between her love for the common man Armand and the social status offered by her noble lovers. Like a magpie who loves all that glitters, she succumbs to the necklace of Count du Barry. In order to acquire a noble title, she marries his younger brother. She becomes the mistress of Louis XV, thirty-four years older.

While the nobility is bathing in luxury and living a decadent lifestyle, the people are starving. Armand joins the revolutionaries who want to overthrow the ancien régime. They want democracy instead of aristocracy. As the mistress of the now deceased king, his childhood sweetheart belongs to the other side.

Polish actress Pola Negri was not a classic beauty, but she had bravado. With her excessive eye shadow, she looks like a schemer.

The elegant costumes and sets are a sight to behold: wigs, hoop dresses, jewels, garlands, rocailles, canapés… There are impressive crowd scenes with many extras. The final sequence contains a few chilling close-ups. For Ernst Lubitsch, who would move to Hollywood two years later, this was a highlight of his German period.

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