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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.
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.
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.
Adventures of Sheherazade through the legends of the 1001 nights. She meets all the great heroes and kings, and is helped on her journey by a Genie who’s living in 1990 London and uses his TV to reach Sheherazade.
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, who desires to have many virgin wives, but only one at a time.
Synopsis. The young, beautiful virgin Sheherazade (Catherine Zeta-Jones, in her film debut) embarks on an adventure through the legends of the 1001 nights. Aided by a genie living in 1990 London who watches her through his TV, she meets all the great heroes and kings, when she's not getting stripped completely naked, that is.
Brief Synopsis. A nubile ex-slave flees, with the help of a genie, the clutches of her husband, the Caliph of Baghdad, who takes a new wife each day and executes her the morning after to insure fidelity.
Synopsis. 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...
