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Les 1001 Nuits is a French-Italian fantasy film loosely based on the ancient Arabic legend One Thousand and One Nights. It is directed by Philippe de Broca and stars Catherine Zeta-Jones as Sheherazade , who has married a king ( Thierry Lhermitte ), who desires to have many virgin wives, but only one at a time.
Apr 11, 1990 · With Catherine Zeta-Jones, Gérard Jugnot, Stéphane Freiss, Thierry Lhermitte. Zany subversion of the 1001 Nights myth that skips all of the stories and simply focuses on the lovely Scheherazade's escape from the lustful king with the help of a magic lamp and a time traveling astrologist.
- (1K)
- Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
- Philippe de Broca
- 1990-04-11
Apr 11, 1990 · Overview. Sheherazade has been married to a ruler who wants many wives, but only one at a time. Consequently, as soon as he has bedded them, he has them put to death. In most retellings, the girl staves off this unfortunate conclusion by putting off the connubial event for a thousand and one nights, telling irresistible stories instead.
Les 1001 Nuits is a French-Italian fantasy film loosely based on the ancient Persian legend One Thousand and One Nights. It is directed by Philippe de Broca and stars Catherine Zeta-Jones as Sheherazade who has married a King (Thierry Lhermitte) who desires to have many virgin wives but only one at a time.
- Philippe de Broca
Apr 11, 1990 · Zany subversion of the 1001 Nights myth that skips all of the stories and simply focuses on the lovely Scheherazade’s escape from the lustful king with the help of a magic lamp and a time traveling astrologist.
- (100)
- 2 min
- Philippe de Broca
A loopy bastardization of the Arabian classic tales with an Aladdin who prefers a simple life of serenity, a greybeard Sinbad who has never sailed since he got seasick when he was 12, and Jimmie the Genie who once was an astronomer cursed by Allah and sent 1000 years into the future and lives in a London flat circa 1990, returning back to his ...
1001 Nights is a film directed by Philippe de Broca with Catherine Zeta-Jones, Gérard Jugnot, Stéphane Freiss, Thierry Lhermitte .... Year: 1990. Original title: Les 1001 nuits.
