The Charterhouse of Parma (1948)
- Original title
- La Chartreuse de Parme
- Directed by
- Christian-Jaque
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- France, Italy
- Runtime
- 2h 50m
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 21 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young Italian nobleman falls in love with a married woman in 19th century Italy. He gets caught up in political intrigue and romantic entanglements at a royal court.
romanticdramatichistoricaltragicpassionateslow-pacedtheatrical
What happens
The Charterhouse of Parma (French: La Chartreuse de Parme, Italian: La Certosa di Parma) is a 1948 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Renée Faure, Gérard Philipe and Maria Casarès. It is based on the 1839 novel of the same name by Stendhal. The film's sets were created by the art directors Jean d'Eaubonne and Ottavio Scotti and the costumes were designed by Georges Annenkov. The film was made at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome while location shooting took place in Italy around Milan and Lake Como. It entered the competition at the 1948 Locarno International Film Festival, being awarded for best cinematography. It was the most popular French film at the French box office in 1948. In Italy it earned around 166 million lira on its release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Courier of the King (1947)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.