Nero's Mistress

Nero's Mistress (1956)

Mio figlio Nerone

The Bawdy Decadence of Nero's Rome...!

On seaside holiday, Nero, Poppea, Seneca and their friends and family prepare a great show where Nero will star. When his mother Agrippina arrives with her German praetorians and decides Nero has to conquer Britain, she's asking for trouble. Many attempts of murder and poisoning will happen on the eve of his great show.

Date of release
1956-09-13
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (33)
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
Comedy, History
Director
Steno

Casting

Interesting facts

Mio figlio Nerone, released in the U.S. as Nero's Mistress is a 1956 Italian historical comedy film directed by Steno and starring Alberto Sordi, Vittorio De Sica, Gloria Swanson, and Brigitte Bardot, with cinematography by Mario Bava. It depicts a visit by the Roman Emperor Nero and his entourage to a coastal villa.

Production

The movie was filmed in 1955, with interior scenes filmed at Rome's Cinecitta studio.

The movie is notable for the first appearance of Brigitte Bardot as a blonde. A natural brunette, she was asked by the director to appear as a blonde as he felt that it was appropriate to her character of an intriguing and alluring treacherous woman. Rather than wear a wig Bardot decided to dye her hair. She was so pleased with the results that she decided to retain the hair colour.

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