I Give My Heart (1935): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1935, I Give My Heart is a notable film directed by Marcel Varnel, running about 89 minutes.

What it’s about. The Loves of Mme. DuBarry was the American title of the 1935 British operetta I Give My Heart, based on the stage musical The DuBarry. German actress Gitta Alpar stars as Jeanne, the young 18th century Parisian milliner who sleeps her way to the uppermost rungs of French aristocracy, emerging at last as the glamorous Madame DuBarry, mistress of Louis XV (Owen Nares). Refusing to gloss over DuBarry's sexual peccadilloes (as previous films with Norma Talmadge and Dolores del Rio had done), the film presents the "heroine" as a whore, pure and simple-or, on second thought, not so pure and simple! Particularly troublesome for American censors was a scene in which DuBarry is depicted as a resident of a bawdy house. Otherwise, The Loves of Madame DuBarry is standard historical-drama fare, allowing dozens of top European actors to play "dress-up" for 90 minutes.

Who’s in it. I Give My Heart stars Gitta Alpar as Madame DuBarry, Patrick Waddington as René, Owen Nares as Louis XV and Arthur Margetson as Count du Barry, among others.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch I Give My Heart page.