| Imperial Venus | |
| Director: | Jean Delannoy |
| Starring: | Gina Lollobrigida |
| Music: | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
| Cinematography: | Gábor Pogány |
| Budget: | $2.5 million[1] |
| Distributor: | Variety Distribution |
| Language: | French |
| Country: | France Italy |
Imperial Venus (French: Vénus impériale, Italian: Venere Imperiale) is a 1962 French-Italian historical film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Gina Lollobrigida, Stephen Boyd and Raymond Pellegrin. It depicts the life of Pauline Bonaparte, the sister of Napoleon.[2] [3] For her performance Lollobrigida won the David di Donatello for best actress and the Italian: [[Nastro d'Argento]]|italic=no for the same category.[4]
Paolina (Paulette) is the sister of Napoleon Bonaparte, she is portrayed as a willful, yet impulsive woman through her marriages and scandals, through the heights and depths of Napoleon's life.