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Pity for the Vamps (1956)

Pity for the Vamps poster
Original title
Pitié pour les vamps
Directed by
Jean Josipovici
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of fading film stars struggle with their loss of fame and relevance in 1950s France. The story follows their personal dramas and attempts to reclaim their former glory.

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What happens

Pity for the Vamps (French: Pitié pour les vamps) is a 1956 French drama film directed by Jean Josipovici and starring Viviane Romance, Geneviève Kervine and Yves Vincent. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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