Shéhérazade (1971)
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Claude Jade, Pierre Michaël, Alain Mottet, Anicée Alvina, Tsilla Chelton, Angelo Bardi, Germaine Delbat
A vizier’s daughter meets a sultan’s nightly deadly marriage ritual with an open-ended story each evening.
The story
Shariar, an all-powerful sultan, welcomes his brother Shazenian, who is ugly and awkward, home from his travels. He confides only in Scheherazade, the grand vizier’s daughter, whom he regards as a pure soul. He explains that his wife has deceived him. Seeking revenge on women, he chooses a new sultana each night; she will be beheaded the morning after her wedding night. Intelligent and sophisticated, Scheherazade reads an open-ended story each evening.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Shariar, an all-powerful sultan, welcomes his brother Shazenian, who is ugly and awkward, home from his travels. He will confide only in a pure soul, Scheherazade, the grand vizier’s daughter: his sadness is easy to explain—his wife has deceived him. To take revenge on women, Shariar chooses a new sultana every night, who will be beheaded the morning after her wedding night. But Scheherazade is very intelligent and sophisticated. Every evening, she ends up reading a story with an open ending. But Shazenian falls in love with Scheherazade. When he drinks a truth serum, he reveals his love to her. Shariar has locked Scheherazade in a prison. She can escape on a flying horse and travel all night. Shariar follows her into the flying palace...
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