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Directed by
  
Philippe de Broca

Edited by
  
Henri Lanoë

Initial release
  
11 April 1990

Cinematography
  
Jean Tournier

5.5/10
IMDb

Music by
  
Gabriel Yared

Release date
  
1990 (1990)

Director
  
Philippe de Broca

Music director
  
Gabriel Yared

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Starring
  
Catherine Zeta-Jones Thierry Lhermitte Gérard Jugnot Stéphane Freiss

Distributed by
  
UGC - General Union Film

Written by
  
Philippe de Broca, Jérôme Tonnerre

Cast
  
Catherine Zeta‑Jones, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte, Stéphane Freiss

Similar
  
One Thousand and One Nights movies, Catherine Zeta-Jones movies, Adventure movies

Les 1001 nuits


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. As soon as the King has sex with a new wife, he has her put to death at sunrise. Sheherazade delays this unfortunate ending by putting off the connubial event for a thousand and one nights, telling irresistible stories that are unfinished when the sun rises. In this version, Sheherazade finds a magical lamp that holds the genie Jimmy Genius (Gerard Jugnot) who is from the 20th century. Jimmy helps Sheherazade by providing her with 20th-century technology including a parachute that is used to drop a nude Sheherazade into a man's lap.

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Actress Catherine Zeta Jones received her first film role in Les 1001 Nuits. The film was shot in 1989 and released in 1990 to little acclaim.

Plot

In Baghdad the caliph orders that every morning he should marry with beautiful girls, because every night he kills them. One day a beautiful girl named Scheherazade decides to rebel against the authority of the bloody caliph, telling fantastic stories every night to him; so that she will not be killed. Among the stories is that of Sinbad the sailor, who turns seven trips into seven different lands, knowing monsters, magical creatures, and finding priceless treasures. When Sheherazade ends her stories, invokes the help of the Genie of the Lamp, already protagonist of a story of the girl, which leads Sheherazade in the modern world.

Cast

  • Thierry Lhermitte as The King
  • Gerard Jugnot as Jimmy Genius
  • Catherine Zeta-Jones as Scheherazade
  • Stéphane Freiss as Aladdin
  • Vittorio Gassman as Sindbad
  • Roger Carel as The Grand Vizier
  • Production

    Production on Les 1001 Nuits began on April 17, 1989. The lead actress Catherine Zeta-Jones was performing at the West End theatre when she was spotted by Philippe de Broca who offered her the role in the film. The film was shot in France, Morocco, and Tunisia. Production ended on August 1, 1989.

    Release

    The film was released in 1990. In Paris, the film sold 29340 tickets in its first week. At the end of its theatrical run in Paris, it sold 72,409 tickets. The film was released on VHS in 1990 in France.

    Reception

    In 2004, The Daily Telegraph stated the film received "little acclaim" and was remembered mostly for "its enjoyable nude scenes".

    References

    1001 Nights (film) Wikipedia


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