That Lady in Ermine

1948 · Directed by Ernst Lubitsch · 89 min · musical film, romantic comedy

★ 6.0/10 · 19 ratings on TMDB

Circa 1861, Angelina, ruling countess of an Italian principality, is at a loss when invaded by a Hungarian army. Her lookalike ancestress Francesca, who saved a similar situation 300 years before, comes to life from a portrait to help her descendant. Complicating factor: the newlywed countess feels strangely drawn to the handsome invader...