Summary: This sumptuous period drama from acclaimed Italian director Mauro Bolognini recounts the life of Alphonsine Plessis, the famous Parisian prostitute who was the inspiration for Alexandre Dumas’ novel Camille and Guiseppi Verdi’s opera La Traviata. Isabelle Huppert plays the leading role with delicacy and sensitivity, portraying Alphonsine as a vulnerable waif-like character who is constantly tormented by her ill health and her voracious sexual appetite.

AKA: Lady of the Camelias

Genres: Romance, Drama

Country: France, Italy

Directed By: Mauro Bolognini

Starring: Bruno Ganz, Gian Maria Volonté, Isabelle Huppert, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Clio Goldsmith

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