The Idol of Paris (1948)
- Original title
- Idol of Paris
- Directed by
- Leslie Arliss
- Genre
- historical film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 2 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 poor woman in 19th century France uses her relationships with powerful men to climb into high society. The film follows her calculated rise through the ranks of the Second Empire.
melodramaticromanticambitiousfast-pacedglamorousscandalouscalculatedperiod
What happens
Idol of Paris is a 1948 British drama film directed by Leslie Arliss and starring Beryl Baxter, Michael Rennie, Christine Norden and Andrew Cruickshank. It was written by Stafford Dickens, Norman Lee and Harry Ostrer, based on the 1935 novel Paiva, Queen of Love by Alfred Schirokauer, about a mid-19th century French courtesan Theresa who sleeps her way from poverty to the top of Second Empire society. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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