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In 1794, in Marseille, Désirée Clary makes the acquaintance of a Corsican, Joseph Bonaparte, and invites him and his brother, Captain Napoleon Bonaparte, to call upon the family the following day. The next day, Julie, Désirée's sister, and Joseph are immediately attracted to each other, and Napoleon is taken with Désirée.
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Désirée, Desiree or Desirée (with other variations possible) is a feminine given name of French origin ultimately derived from the Latin word desiderata, meaning desired. Desideria, an early version of the name and a feminine form of Desiderius, was in use in Europe as early as the 800s. [3]
Jun 13, 2024 · Desiree Origin and Meaning. The name Desiree is a girl's name of French origin meaning "desired, wished". 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.
Sep 3, 2019 · The original trailer in high definition of Désirée directed by Henry Koster and starring Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Merle Oberon, Michael Rennie and Cameron Mitchell. ...more.
Desiree as a girls' name is pronounced DEZ-a-ray. It is of French and Latin origin, and the meaning of Desiree is "desired". From Desiderâta. The Puritans used Desire as a given name.
Desiree ended up marrying Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, one of Napoleon's generals, then Marshalls, who ended up being voted in as Crown Prince of Sweden by the Swedish Parliament when the last of the Vasas were pretty much all mad. Or declared mad. The Bernadotte dynasty remains the royal family of Sweden to this day.
In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte, but winds up wedding Genaral Jean-Baptiste Berandotte, an aid to Napoleon who later joins the forces that bring about the Emperor's downfall.
The film itself is a pretty, early CinemaScope epic with Oscar-nominated Art Direction and Costume Design. Jean Simmons does her very best to bring this woman to life, but as others here have observed, Desiree was a rather dull child, noted for her beauty, and little else.
Desiree Clary (Jean Simmons) has met the love of her life, and his name is Napoleon Bonaparte (Marlon Brando).
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