Joséphine, ou la comédie des ambitions(1979)

Joséphine, ou la comédie des ambitions is a French historical drama set during the Reign of Terror in 1793 Paris. As carts roll toward the guillotine, Joséphine de Beauharnais desperately petitions the Convention to save her husband, a general accused of treason. Days later, she finds herself imprisoned. Amid the chaos and bloodshed of the Revolution, Joséphine's fortunes shift unexpectedly when she encounters a rising military officer named Bonaparte. The series traces her transformation from a woman fighting for survival to one whose ambitions and cunning reshape her destiny—and history itself. Elegantly crafted, it balances intimate personal stakes against the turbulent backdrop of Revolutionary France, exploring how ambition, charm, and circumstance can alter the course of a life.