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Camille

Alexandre Dumas' romantic novel Lady of the Camelias (more popularly known as Camille) was filmed twice in 1953, first in Argentina, then in France. The Argentine film was heavily modernized, while the French version returns to Dumas' 19th-century milieu. Micheline Presle is excellent as Marguerite, the gorgeous courtesan who flits from man to man until she finds true love in the form of the much-younger Armand (Rolande Alexandre). Though he is willing to marry her despite her past, she is persuaded to forsake him, lest his reputation be ruined. The story then wends its way towards its famous tragic finale, as the consumptive Marguerite is permitted a few brief moments of happiness before her flame is permanently extinguished. Advertised as the seventh version of the Dumas classic, La Dame aux Camelias was certainly not the last.

Top Cast

  • Yvonne Printemps

    Yvonne Printemps

    Marguerite Gauthier

  • Pierre Fresnay

    Pierre Fresnay

    Armand Duval

  • Jane Marken

    Jane Marken

    Prudence

  • Roland Armontel

    Roland Armontel

    Gaston

  • André Dubosc

    André Dubosc

    le duc

  • Armand Lurville

    Armand Lurville

    Saint-Gaudens

  • Andrée Lafayette

    Andrée Lafayette

    Olympe

  • Lugné-Poe

    Lugné-Poe

    M. Duval

  • Irma Génin

    Irma Génin

    Nichette

Overview

Alexandre Dumas' romantic novel Lady of the Camelias (more popularly known as Camille) was filmed twice in 1953, first in Argentina, then in France. The Argentine film was heavily modernized, while the French version returns to Dumas' 19th-century milieu. Micheline Presle is excellent as Marguerite, the gorgeous courtesan who flits from man to man until she finds true love in the form of the much-younger Armand (Rolande Alexandre). Though he is willing to marry her despite her past, she is persuaded to forsake him, lest his reputation be ruined. The story then wends its way towards its famous tragic finale, as the consumptive Marguerite is permitted a few brief moments of happiness before her flame is permanently extinguished. Advertised as the seventh version of the Dumas classic, La Dame aux Camelias was certainly not the last.

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