The Lady of the Camellias (1981 film)

The Lady of the Camellias
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Directed byMauro Bolognini
Written byAlexandre Dumas fils
Jean Aurenche
Vladimir Salomonovitch Pozner
Produced byManolo Bolognini
Margaret Ménégoz
StarringIsabelle Huppert
Gian Maria Volonté
CinematographyEnnio Guarnieri
Edited byNino Baragli
Music byEnnio Morricone
Distributed byGaumont Distribution
Release date
  • 11 March 1981 (1981-03-11)
Running time
115 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
LanguageFrench

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.