
Flirtation
1934


“Hanging is too good for Cellini...declared the Duchess, so she smothered him...in her arms!”
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The 16th-century sculptor woos the Duchess of Florence despite the duke.
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Gregory La CavaStreaming availability for India
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“I offer you love as you ask for cake! I prefer death to a cold woman!” That’s one of the many quotes from Florentine artist and Lothario Benvenuto Cellini (Fredric March) as he woos his way around the city in the style of Casanova or Don Juan. Unlike those gents, though, this one is also a talented sculptor and has attracted the attention of the Medici. The Duke (Frank Morgan) is sort of being manoeuvred by his Duchess (Constance Bennett) to find him work, but she has designs that don’t appear on his etchings. Whilst these two are playing a bit of cat and mouse, one of this artists former fri…
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