Plot Summary:In 18th century Russia,a naive and idealistic lieutenant,Alexei Chernoff, deserts his unit and rushes to the Imperial Palace to warn Empress Catherine the Great of great dangers.Lieutenant Chernoff's fiancée,Countess Anna,is one of the ladies-in-waiting of the Empress.Upon forcing his way into the palace, lieutenant Chernoff meets Chancellor Nicolai Iiyitch who promises to convey Chernoff's warning to the Empress but Chernoff wants to meet the Empress in person.His fiancée is also surprised to see Chernoff inside the palace.When Chernoff finally meets the Empress,he's mesmerized by her personality and swears to give his life to protect her.Catherine is impressed by his sense of sacrifice,innocence,sincerity,loyalty and also by his good looks.Infatuated with him,she makes him her boy-toy,to Anna's dismay.Overnight,Chernoff is appointed Chief of the Imperial Guard and his rank is raised to captain,to major,to colonel,according to Empress Catherine's romantic mood.
简 介 这部电影是一个被埋葬的宝藏。它是潜力导演Lubitsch的作品。虽然另一位导演Preminger认为这部戏可以拍摄的更好。这部戏剧令人很轻松,有很多很好笑的对话。故事讲说从前俄国皇族Catherine爱上了一位英俊的兵士William。而这位就是她倒台的原因。最后,Catherine竟然还让William和另外一位女人溜走。电影中3人的关系演得非常微妙。