Camelia
7.2
1954
1 hr 50 min
Drama
, Romance
A sort of meta riff on Alexandre Dumas fils' novel The Lady of the Camellias (La Dame aux Camélias or Camille) here in Mexican melodrama form involving the doomed love of a bullfighter and a beautiful but ailing actress/courtesan.
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- Cast：
- María Félix , Jorge Mistral , Carlos Navarro , Renée Dumas , Ramón Gay , Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr. , Florencio Castelló
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Reviews
Overrated
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Did you people see the same film I saw?
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a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.
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The movie really just wants to entertain people.
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