Katia Summary
Director: Maurice Tourneur
Genres: Drama
Rating:
Incredibly, Maurice_Tourneur's 1938 romantic tragedy Katia has been designated as "delightful" by more than one film historian. Perhaps this description was meant to refer to Tourneur's leading lady, the undeniably delightful Danielle_Darrieux. Set during the mid-19th century, the film dwells upon the foredoomed romance between Russian princess Katia (Danielle_Darrieux) and the married Czar Alexander II (John_Loder). Impressed by her forthrightness and courage, Alexander finds Katia a breath of fresh air when compared with the usual obsequious noblemen who nip at his heels. When their love affair becomes public during a state ball, the ensuing scandal forces Katia to flee to Paris. Upon the death of his wife, the Czar is at last free to wed his beloved Katia-but fate intervenes in the shape of an assassin's bullet. Hal Erickson, Rovi
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