This is a fictional tale set in the aftermath of a genuine event of 1897 when there was a huge and terrible fire at a charity event in Paris which claimed the lives of 125 people, most of whom were aristocratic ladies.
Plot. Le Bazar de la Charité (The Bonfire of Destiny) begins with the depiction of a true event, the fire at the Bazar de la Charité in Paris, 4 May 1897, in which 126 people died.
After a devastating fire in 1897 Paris, three women find their lives upended by betrayal, deception and romantic turmoil. Inspired by real events. After a devastating fire in 1897 Paris, three women find their lives upended by betrayal, deception and romantic turmoil.
It was for a good cause, after all. At the entrance to the bazaar was another draw—a cinematograph playing short films. It ran on ether and oxygen. Within twenty minutes of the bazaar's opening for the night, a match lit to illuminate the cinematograph ignited the ether and oxygen.
After switching Odette and Rose's jewelry, Madame Huchon takes Rose home in order to pass her off as her dead daughter, leaving Rose's family and friends to believe she perished in the fire.
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Who pushed Rose in Bonfire of Destiny?
In the chaos, Julien leaves Alice behind and pushes Rose into the flames. He gets out. Alice witnesses the whole thing. Victor, who had been outside, decides to be an absolute hero and begins bashing in through the wall of the warehouse, trying to make a hole to get the rest of them out.
Alice has to cope with the death of Rose and the cowardice of her fiancé Julien. Little does she know that against all odds, Rose has survived and been taken out of the hospital by Thomas' grandmother, Mrs. Huchon.
In 2019 the fire was given a new prominence in a Netflix series The Bonfire of Destiny. Although it is only loosely based on the real events, the first episode gives a dramatic impression of the fire itself and is worth watching for those scenes alone.
On the afternoon of 4 May, the projectionist's equipment caught fire, and 126 people — mostly aristocratic women wearing unpractical and highly inflammable corsets and crinoline — died as a result of the following blaze and the panic of the crowd in attendance.
Our second heroine is Alice de Jeansin (a stellar Camille Lou), Mathilde's daughter, whose life also takes a drastic turn after the fire. She barely escapes, surviving only due to the protection of her friend and maid Rose (Julie de Bona) and a daring last minute rescue by Victor Minville (Victor Meutelet).
The conclusion is then shown of the wedding happening 3 months later and them kissing each other as the main conclusion to the plot of the story however there it is shown after of Viktor and Alice celebrating Christmas and enjoying their married life after such an eventful journey that brought them closer together.
An annual charity event known as the Bazar de la Charité was organized by the French Catholic aristocracy in Paris from 1885 onward. However, the best known or infamous of these charitable events was the tragic 1897 charity bazaar fire that occurred in May.
It is a French miniseries about the aftermath of the fire at the anual Bazar de la Charité that claimed the lives of 126 people (mostly women) in May 4th, 1897. The leads are three women whose lives change because of the fire. The show is super good, it hooks you literally from the first scene.
The show was filmed at various locations within France, some of which can be visited. The historical site of the Bazar de la Charité, where the fire occurred in 1897, was on rue Jean-Goujon in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. A chapel now sits at this location.
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In 1897 there was in Paris a fire at the charity Bazaar, resulting in 126 casualities. This episode is perfectly described in the famous book by Dr. Oscar Amoedo, "L'Art dentaire en Medecine Legale", where there are related the pathetic scenes undergone at that moment.
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After a devastating fire in 1897 Paris, three women find their lives upended by betrayals, deceptions and romantic turmoil. Inspired by real events. Watch all you want. Audrey Fleurot ("Spiral," "The Intouchables") stars with Julie de Bona and Camille Lou in this vivid historical drama.
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