Diane

If you love Lana Turner films and or history like i do this movie is a win win!....Lana is terrific as Diana de Portiers mistress of Henri II Valois of France.....the only thing off about her being cast as Diane is that she is too beautiful to be Diane. Diane was an average looking woman but she had great fashion sense and style she was almost old enough to be Henri's mother but she was very glamorous and youthful for her age gap with Henri....Henri was married to Catherine de Medici a powerhouse of a queen that was plain in looks but her intelligence and brilliance at handling the reigns of government were unparalleled at this time in French history. The country was being torn apart by religious wars between the Huguenots (protestants) and the Catholics....she inherited a mess and her sons were poorly equipted to manage on their own as they were weak and easily flattered by powerful men with their own agendas. The story in this movie has Hollywood taking as usual poetic license to make it more interesting and intriguing that what actually transpired during this time but if it does nothing else it makes the viewer more interested in learning more about this woman and how she was treated more like the actual queen of France than Catherine was when Henri was alive...once he dies in a tragic accident....Catherine gets her time in the sun and Diane is exiled from court.....this film is wonderful and the real women in this film..Diane de Portiers and Catherine de Medici are certainly worth seeking out books to learn more about these fascinating real women of French history.

Lana Turner is so astute and involving in her portrayal of Diane that you are caught up right off, as she brings you into her life of intrigue, mystery, love, and tragedy. Lana Turenr always had that way of looking and speaking so that you feel she is speaking and looking at you. She is not a great great actress, but a very good one, vastly underrated. Diane is one her best, along with Peyton Place, Imitation of Life, By Love Possessed, Portrait In Black, Madame X, and The Rains of Ranchipur. This film is spectacular, in cinemascope, with the evil Marisa Pavan as Catherine De Medici, a startling performance. She had such gifts that were not used!! Roger More is very fine as are all the cast memembers. Not to be overlooked as it was in the 50s when I saw it first run. Buy this and play it for years. One magnificent scene after another! The Miklos Roza score is indeed one of his best.Check out too "Lust For Life" for Roza greatness. Note: The credits for "Diane" have a crown and draperies beneath it.. it is the same credit backdrop for Grace Kelly's fabulous "The Swan. MGM was getting cheap.

It's a Hollywood take at French history, but one of the few movies that cover Diane de Poitiers as the central character. Great cast and lavish production values. A good fifties extravaganza in Technicolor.

Love the picture remember it from when I was a kid, good quality

The final act of Lana Turner's career was riddled in awkward, boring and incredibly pedestrian fare, arguably orchestrated to knock Ms. Turner off her velvet-lined tuffet as MGM's reigning sexpot. Diane is just such a picture, noteworthy (perhaps) only for the debut of Sir Roger 'Bond...James Bond' Moore as the prince and lover of the piece. For the rest, Christopher Isherwood and John Erskine's screenplay is a awash in cliche, further hampered by David Miller's leaden direction and Robert Planck's utterly flat and brightly lit cinematography that is mood-less, dull and stultifying. Worse, this Warner Archive release on DVD is a mass of age-related artifacts - a horrendous master that includes every video-mastering anomaly known to man, including, gate weave, age-related damage and debris, chroma-bleeding, color fading, incorrectly balanced grain and, worst of all, edge effects that shimmer in fine details. Dumb movie. Ugly transfer. Enough said. Pass and be very glad that you did!

This is a history type of story. The costumes were very expensive. Good acting by Lana and Roger.

There was a time, long ago, when MGM was ruling its kingdom in Culver City, California, sparing no expenses when it came to movie business. We have a fine example here, with this 1955 film, the french court of the 16th century had been so lavishly recreated, that you can't believe your eyes...The scenery, the costumes and the music by the great Miklos ROZSA are just perfect. The acting is quite good too, especially the scenes between Lana TURNER and Marisa PAVAN, even if a very young Roger MOORE is far less convincing as king HENRY II. Of course, being french, I noticed some historical mistakes ( I don't think that king FRANCOIS 1st died of battle wounds) but does it really matter ? This Warner Collection release is a real treat with gorgeous colors, and full stereo sound.....Don't hesitate, you won't be sorry to get this DVD !

Had recorded this film from the television many years ago and loved it. Was glad I was able to buy it on DVD. Love Roger Moore in this film, he was so handsome.

Everything perfect!!

Ages ago, I saw this film on TV in German, and it impressed me so much that I just had to have it on DVD in English The DVD is region-free

Absolutely brilliant - a must for Roger Moore fans