Destinées

"Daughters of Destiny" redirects here. For the 1906 adventure novel, see Daughters of Destiny (novel). For the 1928 horror film, see A Daughter of Destiny.

Destinées
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Marcello Pagliero (segment "Elisabeth") Jean Delannoy (segment "Jeanne") Christian-Jaque (segment "Lysistrata")
Produced by	Henry Deutschmeister
Written by	André-Paul Antoine Horace McCoy
Story by	Sergio Amidei (segment "Elisabeth") Aristophanes (segment "Lysistrata")
Starring	Claudette Colbert Michèle Morgan Martine Carol
Music by	Roman Vlad
Cinematography	Mario Craveri (segment "Elisabeth") Robert Lefebvre (segment "Jeanne") Raffaele Masciocchi Christian Matras (segment "Lysistrata")
Editing by	Laure Casseau (segment "Elisabeth") James Cuenet (segment "Jeanne") Jacques Desagneaux (segment "Lysistrata")
Distributed by	Continental Produzione
Release date(s)	27 January, 1954 July 5, 1954
Running time	USA:94 min / UK:96 min
Country	France / Italy[1]
Language	French / English[1]

Destinées (US title: Daughters of Destiny and UK title: Love, Soldiers and Women) is a 1954 Franco-Italian co-production motion picture comedy drama directed by Marcello Pagliero, Jean Delannoy and Christian-Jaque. The film stars Claudette Colbert (segment "Elisabeth"), Michèle Morgan (segment "Jeanne") and Martine Carol (segment "Lysistrata"). It tells three stories, unrelated but with a women and war.

Plot

Trilogy of stories: episode "Elizabeth" is about American war-widow who goes to Italy where her husband was in WW II; episode "Jeanne" tells the life of Jeanne d'Arc; episode "Lysistrata" is about Athenian wives, adaptation of the Greek play.

Principal cast

• Claudette Colbert as Elizabeth Whitefield (segment "Elisabeth")
• Eleonora Rossi Drago as Angela Ascari/Farmgirl (segment "Elisabeth")
• Mirko Ellis as Anthony (segment "Elisabeth")
• Michèle Morgan as Jeanne d'Arc/Joan of Arc (segment "Jeanne")
• Michel Piccoli as Pasquerel (segment "Jeanne")
• Dora Doll as Une fille (segment "Jeanne")
• Katherine Kath as La ribaude (segment "Jeanne")
• Martine Carol as Lysistrata (segment "Lysistrata")
• Raf Vallone as Callias (segment "Lysistrata")
• Paolo Stoppa as Nicephore (segment "Lysistrata")

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Destinées (1954)

External links

• Daughters of Destiny at the TCM Movie Database
• Destinées at the Internet Movie Database
• Destinées at AllRovi