Désirée accepts and lends napoleon the money to return to paris. With marlon brando, jean simmons, merle oberon, michael rennie Desiree clary falls for napoleon but marries bernadotte, while josephine weds napoleon to become empress before being dismissed for not producing an heir. With marlon brando, jean simmons, merle oberon Based on the novel désirée by annemarie selinko (cologne, germany, 1951) A young woman wins the heart of napoleon, though the two can never be together.
The name desiree has a brief but fascinating history, and it has become a popular choice in many regions of the world It is frequently associated with the attributes of passion and desire. One of the original french names chosen by midcentury parents for their sophistication and je ne sais quoi, desiree has since become completely assimilated in the us. But desiree is a bore of a film, a period drama all about the romance and not about the action
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