Based on an operetta. Prince Boris is to marry Princess Dorothea.
Is Son altesse impériale worth your time? If you have a soft spot for dusty, black-and-white operetta adaptations where everyone is constantly bowing and sighing, sure. If you prefer your romances to have, you know, actual stakes, you’ll probably find this one a bit of a snooze. It’s for the folks who like their movies...
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Jean Bernard-Derosne
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"Is Son altesse impériale worth your time? If you have a soft spot for dusty, black-and-white operetta adaptations where everyone is constantly bowing and sighing, sure. If you prefer your romances to have, you know, actual stakes, you’ll probably find this one a bit of a snooze. It’s for the folks who like their movies to feel like a faded postcard from 1930s Europe. Prince Boris is the classic bored royal. He’s staring down the barrel of a marriage to Princess Dorothea, which honestly looks ab..."
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Georg Zoch, Robert Lorette, Van Moppès, Jean Bernard-Derosne
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