The Lady of the Camellias (1981 film)

The Lady of the Camellias
The Lady of the Camellias
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Directed by	Mauro Bolognini
Written by	Alexandre Dumas fils; Jean Aurenche; Vladimir Salomonovitch Pozner
Produced by	Manolo Bolognini; Margaret Ménégoz
Starring	Isabelle Huppert; Gian Maria Volonté
Cinematography	Ennio Guarnieri
Edited by	Nino Baragli
Music by	Ennio Morricone
Release date	11 March 1981;
Running time	115 minutes
Countries	France; Italy
Language	French

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.^[1] 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.

^ Eleanor Mannikka (2011). "NY Times: The Lady of the Camellias". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2010.