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The Lady of the Camellias

191553 minItaly
Drama
Video edition
Wikimedia Commons
Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: Italian.
This copy runs
53:03
Subtitles
English

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Wikimedia Commons · Gustavo Serena · Public domain

Subtitles: Wikimedia Commons · Open Classic Cinema

Synopsis

Armand falls in love with Marguerite, a celebrated courtesan whose illness makes their possible future fragile. Leaving Paris together offers a brief escape from social expectations. When his father asks her to sacrifice the relationship for the family's reputation, she accepts a separation that Armand interprets as betrayal rather than an act of love.

Cast

DirectorsGustavo Serena

Inspirations

Gustavo Serena and Francesca Bertini lead this Italian adaptation of Alexandre Dumas fils's novel. The conflict centers on a woman's willingness to absorb social blame while keeping the reason for her decision from the man it is meant to protect.

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  • Francesca Bertini — Author/source credit not supplied in Commons metadata; file page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Francesca_bertini,_1915,_assunta_spina.png · Public domain

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