Nana (1955)

Directed by

Christian-Jaque

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

2h

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two French aristocrats become obsessed with Nana, a mediocre actress and prostitute. Their attraction to her ruins them both. The film shows the moral decay of the Second Empire's upper classes.

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What happens

Nana is a 1955 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Martine Carol and Charles Boyer. An adaptation of the 1880 novel Nana by Émile Zola, it tells the story of two French aristocrats who are fatally ruined by their obsession for Nana, a mediocre actress and prostitute. Using the ancient theme of a worthless woman beguiling powerful men, the film portrays the moral corruption of the nominally Catholic court and nobility under the Second Empire. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and filmed in Eastmancolor. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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