La Dame aux Camélias (1934)

Original title

La Dame aux camélias

Directed by

Fernand Rivers, Abel Gance

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 50m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A famous courtesan in 19th century Paris falls in love with a young man from a respectable family. Their romance is threatened by society's expectations and her own failing health.

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What happens

The Lady of the Camellias (French: La dame aux camélias) is a 1934 French historical romantic drama film directed by Fernand Rivers and Abel Gance and starring Yvonne Printemps, Pierre Fresnay and Jane Marken. It is based on the 1848 novel The Lady of the Camellias by Alexandre Dumas fils. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Henri Ménessier and René Renoux. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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