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The Lady of the Camellias (1944)

The Lady of the Camellias poster
Original title
La dama de las camelias
Directed by
Gabriel Soria
Genre
drama film, historical film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 55m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A courtesan in 19th century France falls deeply in love with a young man but faces social opposition and personal sacrifice. The story follows their doomed romance and her declining health.

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What happens

The Lady of the Camellias (Spanish: La dama de las camelias) is a 1944 Mexican historical drama film directed by Gabriel Soria and starring Lina Montes, Emilio Tuero and Fanny Schiller. The film's sets were designed by the art director Manuel Fontanals. It is an adaptation of the 1848 French novel The Lady of the Camellias by Alexandre Dumas. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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