
A partly fictionalized account of history begins with the arrival of slatternly Emma Hart, a cook's daughter, at the home of Charles Greville. Greville takes her as his lover and grooms her until their relationship becomes an inconvenience. Greville then dupes Emma into traveling to Naples to live with his uncle, Lord Hamilton, ambassador to the court at Naples. Realizing that Greville has abandoned her, Emma agrees to marry Lord Hamilton. Soon, however, she meets Admiral Hor... (Full plot summary below)
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A partly fictionalized account of history begins with the arrival of slatternly Emma Hart, a cook's daughter, at the home of Charles Greville. Greville takes her as his lover and grooms her until their relationship becomes an inconvenience. Greville then dupes Emma into traveling to Naples to live with his uncle, Lord Hamilton, ambassador to the court at Naples. Realizing that Greville has abandoned her, Emma agrees to marry Lord Hamilton. Soon, however, she meets Admiral Horatio Nelson of the British Navy. Emma plays a crucial role in convincing Naples to open its ports to Nelson during his campaign against Napoleon's French fleet. Soon, Emma and the married Nelson become romantically involved -- a relationship which will have consequences for them both.
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| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyFrank Lloyd won the Directing Oscar for this largely silent version of the romance between Lady Hamilton and Lord Nelson; the 1941 vesrion with Olivier and Vivien Leigh is superior. |
| User ReviewGraceann MFanciful adaptation of the love story between Emma Hamilton and Lord Nelson - romantic and beautiful. |
| User ReviewDavid LThe Divine Lady is not particularly involving in its second half and the overall storyline is far from great or inspired, but the directing from Frank Lloyd is very strong and thus deservedly Oscar nominated and the same goes for Corrine Griffith's very good performance in the main role. The cinematography is great too and the innovative experiment of mixing talkie and silent techniques worked splendidly as it expertly emphasized the strengths of both mediums. |
| User ReviewGreg WFrank Lloyd won Best Director for this early talkie (though I'd say more than half of it is a silent film) about a woman who falls in love with a naval officer. The film is a bit all over the place, as far as genre goes, it sort of starts off comical, almost My Fair Lady like, then turns into a melodrama, then into a sea battle, then a romance story. Considering it was made in 1929, a lot of scenes were impressive, mainly the battles between the English and French fleet. It's a decent film, it has some nice moments, but it's not really a stand out film. |