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The Scarlet Empress (1934)
United States104Min
7.5 ( 7K Votes )
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86 %The Scarlet Empress (1934) tells the story of Catherine the Great, a woman who dresses as a man in order to join the army and rise to power. She faces manipulation, politics, and intrigue as she navigates the Russian court and eventually becomes Empress. The film explores her tumultuous relationship with her domineering mother, her mental illness, and her struggles to maintain her power in a decadent and oppressive society.
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- catherine the great
- empress
- rise to power
- manipulation
- 18th century
- politics
- catherine the great character
- mental illness
- intrigue
- royalty
- biography
- melodrama
- insanity
- manipulative mother
- oppression
- domineering mother
- royal family
- woman dresses as a man
- coup d'etat
- tsar
- kremlin
- army
- 1740s
- palace
- decadence
- battle for throne
- nobility
- mother-in-law daughter-in-law relationship
- femme fatale
- romantic rivalry
- russian prince
- pre-code
- based on novel or book
- prince
- candelabra
- princess
- hatred
- candle
- emperor
- wedding ceremony
- prussia
- unconsummated marriage
- russian orthodox church
- grand duke
- royal wedding
- corpse
- stubbornness
- montage
- impotent husband
- homosexual subtext
- cossack
- toy soldier
- priest
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