The Lady of the Camellias (1981)
- Original title
- La storia vera della signora dalle camelie
- Directed by
- Mauro Bolognini
- Genre
- period drama film
- Country
- Germany, France, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 28 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 woman in 19th century Paris becomes a celebrated courtesan. Her life and loves serve as the real-life inspiration for a famous novel.
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What happens
The Lady of the Camellias (French: La Dame aux camélias, Italian: La storia vera della signora dalle camelie) is a 1981 French-Italian drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini and starring Isabelle Huppert. It tells the actual story of Alphonsine Plessis, who became a famous courtesan in Paris and the inspiration for the novel La Dame aux camélias by Alexandre Dumas, fils, which has in turn become the source for many plays, operas, ballets, and films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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