About this title: Alexandre Dumas fis first dramatized his own novel La Dame aux Camelias in 1852. Before the century was out, the work had been transformed by Giuseppe Verdi into the opera La Traviata; before the next century was out, the Dumas book had been made into no fewer than 25 films. The 1984 TV-movie adaptation, titled Camille like most of the others (including the first film, way back in 1907), stars Greta Schacchi as Marguerite, the popular Parisian courtesan who is wooed by innocent young Armand (Colin Firth). She is willing to give up her libertine lifestyle for Armand, but is ...
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Description: Denholm Elliott, Colin Firth, John Gielgud, Rachel Kempson, Ben Kingsley, Patrick Ryecart, Greta Scacchi, Billie Whitelaw. New in new packaging. 1984 Run time: 100. In this version of the classic ill-fated romance between a Parisian courtesan and a young man of promise, Camille (Scacchi) falls deeply in love with Armand (Firth) whose father (Kingsley) stymies the relationship and forces her to leave him. She later discovers through misfortune and illness that he has not lost his love for her. read more
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