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The Lady of the Camellias (1947)

The Lady of the Camellias poster
Original title
La signora dalle camelie
Directed by
Carmine Gallone
Genre
musical film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A courtesan sacrifices her own happiness for the sake of her lover's family reputation. This film is an adaptation of the opera La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi.

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What happens

The Lady of the Camellias (Italian: La signora dalle camelie) is a 1947 Italian musical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Nelly Corradi, Gino Mattera and Manfredi Polverosi. It is an adaptation of the 1853 opera La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi. In 1948 it was released in America by Columbia Pictures under the title The Lost One. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin. Costume design was by Georges Annenkov. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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