A former slave girl seeks justice for the lower classes when she becomes the empress of rome. May 31, 2014 who in the world was the acrobatic empress the story of theodora. Teodora seeks justice for her people, and revolution and armed conflict erupt in both. Theodora, slave empress trailer 1954 teodora, a roman courtesan and former slave girl, marries the roman emperor justinian and assumes the throne as empress of rome. He listened to his brave wife, and justinian and theodora stayed and killed everyone involved in the rebellion. Teodora, imperatrice di bisanzio is a 1954 film about theodora, a former slave who married justinian i, emperor of byzantium in ad 527565. As empress, she shut down forced prostitution rings and brothels, established a convent for exprostitutes seeking rehabilitation, and instituted the death penalty for rape unheard of in rome.
The list is incomplete, with more titles to be added from t. Theodora, slave empress teodora, imperatrice di bisanzio. Even if we knew nothing about her, her portrait would still. Teodora seeks justice for her people, and revolution and armed conflict erupt in both byzantium and. The mosaic tile in empress theodoras plate recalls the most well recognized image of theodorathe mosaic from the apse in the basilica of san vitale in ravenna, italy. Theodora, byzantine empress known for her intelligence and political acumen. Theodora, slave empress scarpios 1954 marriage epaminonda maksimovich aplombov, il sposo 1954 genoese dragnet operaio del garage 1954. My girl theodora was not about to forget her past in the red light districts of the capital and elsewhere. Theodora, slave empress 1954 dvdrip greek subs greek subtitles theodora, slave empress 1954 dvdrip.
Actress, empress, saint, david potter penetrates the highly biased accounts of her found in the writings of her contemporaries and takes advantage of the latest research on early byzantium to craft a modern, wellrounded, and engaging narrative of theodoras life. See what imdb editors are watching this month, and visit our guides to whats on tv and streaming, video games, and more. In sixthcentury constantinople, one woman, theodora, defied every convention and all the odds and rose from common theater tart to empress of a great kingdom, the most powerful woman the roman empire would ever know. Theodora, slave empress poster 27 x 40 inches 69cm x 102cm spanish the amazon image is how the poster will look. Our knowledge of the past is as good as our sources, and that is true of no one more than the empress theodora. Heres a comprehensive list of peplum titles throughout the history of cinema. Theodora slave empress 1954 is an italianfrench movie about the fascinating wife of justinian i reign. The englishlanguage title of this european costume epic alternated between theodora, byzantine empress and theodora, slave empress. Justinian i was however madly in love with her and one can imagine how beautiful theodora was. Theodora slave empress 54 georges marchal nerio bernardi chariot very rare. Campbell says that heroes are partly defined as protectors and defenders, attributes that are shown in theodoras character, and she was also wise and beautiful, qualities often attributed to classical heroes. Theodora, slave empress trailer 1954 teodora, a roman courtesan and. This vintage original still shows a very rare photo of foreground from left to right irene papas and renato baldini. Greek subtitles for theodora, slave empress 1954 dvdrip.
Teodora, imperatrice di bisanzio theodora, slave empress 1954. She still looks down at us from the chancel wall of san vitale in ravenna. Teodora, a roman courtesan and former slave girl, marries the roman emperor justinian and assumes the throne as empress of rome. Theodora as a victim of distorted images recently, an american movie director, caused consternation in argentina calling eva peron a combination of prostitute and saint. Along with her husband, she is a saint in the orthodox church, commemorated on november 14. Theodora, slave empress 1954 riccardo freda, georges marchal, gianna. Theodora was born into the lowest class of byzantine society, the daughter of a bearkeeper for the circus. Canale, georges marchal, and irene papas in theodora, theodora, slave empress 1954.
Actress, empress, whore is a sexy, captivating novel that resurrects an extraordinary, littleknown figure from the dusty pages of history. A mandatory credit to the film company and photographer if known is required. The contessas secret lucio falengo 1954 theodora, slave empress giustiniano 1954 royal affairs in versailles louis xiv jeune 1954. This movie is full of beautiful women, of course teodora a magnificent gianna maria canale and the treacherous faidia irene papas. The woman who would one day become empress of the roman empire was born as one of three daughters of the bearkeeper for the green faction, the company which produced the chariot races and the amusements in the theaters of constantinople. Of course, the two fall in love and marry but her surprising subsequent influence at court incidentally, though the print i watched derived from a latenight italian tv screening simply bore the heroines name, the film is betterknown by its full title which translates to theodora, empress of byzantium. According to this film, however, she rules fairly and justly, and even protects her husband against evil plotters. Theodora slave empress is a movie about theodora, the fascinating wife of emperor justinian i reign. Theodora, slave empress 1954 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Teodora seeks justice for her people, and revolution and armed conflict erupt in both byzantium and rome. Theodora, slave empress 1954 riccardo freda, georges. The chariot race from this movie was later used in the mark forest movie. This fascinating portrait will intrigue all readers with an interest. Riccardo freda directed another peplum, theodora, slave empress in 1954. Oct 06, 2015 20 years ago mark wahlberg aka marky mark was modelling calvin klein underwear before he became the full time alist star. Theodora was crowned as empress in the same coronation ceremony as her husband on 1 april 527 ce. Most of canales film appearances were exotic to the point of selfmockery, as witness theodora slave empress 1954 and queen of the pirates 1960.
Dark brown strap travel journalmen who write are so appealing leather writing journal with strap closure. Georges marchal, irene papas, gianna maria canale, renato baldini. Apr 10, 2019 teodora, a roman courtesan and former slave girl, marries the roman emperor justinian and assumes the throne as empress of rome. Justinians advisors urged him to run away and save himself, but theodora thought that he should stay and handle the revolt. A remake of his brother marcs movie of the thirties which i have not seen,mamzelle nitouche seemed to indicate that yves allegret,after making great movies in the 19471953 era,was a spent force. Spartaco is a 1953 historical drama film directed by riccardo freda and loosely based on the life story of spartacus. Giannamaria canale stars as theodora, the egyptian dancing girl who wins the heart of roman emperor justinian. Theodora, slave empress 1954 the movie database tmdb. Oct 28, 2012 this feature is not available right now. Sign of the pagan 1954 jeff chandler jack palance youtube. But the divide between nobility and slave is too great.
Opening up the london home in which anxious paula ingrid bergman found her murdered opera star aunt ten years earlier, her new husband gregory charles boyer, who subtly persuaded her to come back, commits, then covers up, his first openly weird act, in george cukors gaslight, 1944. Kampf um rom 1968 directed by robert siodmak, sergiu nicolaescu and andrew marton. Actress, empress, whore tells the story of theodora, before and after she became one of the most powerful women in the byzantine empires history. Telecharger teodora, slave empress film streaming vf hd. Empress theodora was one of the first rulers who worked for womens rights. Theodora, slave empress 1954 riccardo freda, georges marchal, gianna maria canale, renato baldini, adventure, drama, romance.
Theodora was known as a woman of modest origins, a former slave and dancer. Giannamaria canale stars as theodora, the egyptian dancing. Popular movies latest movies great movies good girl movies 2019 hd movies films irene papas movies now playing. The general belisario, nerio bernardi a complice of teodora, who wants to save the empire, is. Though her background was considered disreputable, she married justinian, who became emperor, allowing her to wield considerable influence. Theodora, slave empress 1954 empress, slave, theodora, related films. Gianna maria canale georges marchal theodora slave empress 1954 bpa101 from alamys. She famously championed womens rights and mitigated the ongoing persecution of the miaphysite sect. Full size journal in x inches and 200 sheets of handmade saa paper. This vintage original still shows a very rare photo of georges marchal on the right and nerio bernardi on a chariot. Who in the world was the acrobatic empress the story of. Justinian had insisted his wife be crowned as his equal and not as his consort.
Theodora, slave empress trailer 1954 teodora, a roman courtesan and former slave girl, marries the roman emperor justinian and assumes the throne as empress. Actress, empress, whore was kindly provided to me by netgalley for penguin group usa. This mosaic portrays theodora and justinian in full imperial regalia and sets the color scheme of gold, green, and purple for both the plate and the runner. Download vintage exploitation horror giallo scifi cat. The empress, 20 years younger than her husband, is described by procopius as being short but attractive, a stickler for court ceremony, and a lover of luxury. The woman whose image was later immortalized in glittering mosaic was a scrappy, clever, conniving, fleshandblood woman full of. Maciste al linferno 1962 among others is still worth seeing. It grossed a total of 592 million italian lire on this domestic release. Same size that you see in the theater size is provided by the manufacturer and may not be exact. Theodora, slave empress 1954 riccardo freda giallo, pinku, wip, rape and revenge, cat. The first that i ever came across empress theodora was when i was a sophomore in high school, and we read her speech from procopiuss history of the wars, where she is said to persuade her husband to stay rather than fleeing by saying, purple is a noble shroud. They got married in brazil, where they shot two films together, but eventually returned to italy where she was frequently directed by her husband.
With georges marchal, gianna maria canale, renato baldini, irene papas. Viking queen gold for the caesars hero of babylon slave queen of babylon the slave woman. Theodora slave empress 54 irene papas renato baldini rare. The rights of films negatives and copies were bought by the producers of stanley kubricks spartacus, as to prevent eventual new releases of the film that could have damaged the commercial outcome of kubriks film. Evita was of humble social origins, made a scandalous career in show business, became a mistress of a strongwilled officer about 20 years her senior.
Theodora, slave empress was distributed theatrically in italy on 29 september 1954 by lux film. Gianna maria canale and georges marchal in theodora, slave empress 1954 renato baldini. Husband riccardo freda met her initially when he offered her a role in one of his films. Theodora was an eastern roman empress by marriage to emperor justinian. Iii, erotic, horror, scifi, the most insane, odd, rare exploitation movies are here. If you see imperfections they will also be in the poster full size movie poster. Teodora, imperatrice di bisanzio theodora, slave empress. Theodora, slave empress 1954 riccardo freda, georges marchal, gianna maria canale, renato baldini, adventure, drama, romance april 21, 2018 teodora, a roman courtesan and former slave girl, marries the roman emperor justinian and assumes the throne as empress of rome. Theodora, slave empress 1954 theodora, slave empress. A practioner of the enigmatic femme fatale school of screen performing, italian actress gianna maria canale was signed for a film contract immediately after competing in the 1946 miss italy contest. Whole new thing 2005 amnon buchbinder, aaron webber, robert joy. Theodora, slave empress 1954 riccardo freda, georges marchal.
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