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Nana (1955 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Nana' is a French-Italian film by Christian-Jaque starring Martine Carol and Charles Boyer. An adaptation of the 1880 novel 'Nana' by mile Zola, it tells the story of two French aristocrats who are fatally ruined by their obsession for Nana, a mediocre actress and prostitute. Using the ancient theme of a worthless woman beguiling powerful men, the film portrays the moral corruption of the nominally Catholic court and nobility under the Second Empire.
Plot
Nana, who appears nightly at a downmarket Parisian theatre where her impudence and the scantiness of her costumes make up for her lack of dramatic talent, supplements her income by assignations with admirers. She catches the eye of Muffat, a faithful Catholic husband who is a trusted aide of the Emperor. By perseverance and heavy expenditure, he makes her his exclusive mistress in a palatial private residence. His wife leaves him, his daughter's fianc breaks off their engagement, and his fortune has gone.
Vandeuvres, his most persistent rival, imports a promising filly and bets heavily on her first race. Sure of a major coup, he persuades Nana to join him at the railway station for Italy. The horse wins and Nana starts packing her bags but, when the stewards find that the losing horse was doped, Vandeuvres commits suicide. Going round to Nana's mansion, Muffat finds her about to depart and, when she says she is leaving him for Vandeuvres, he strangles her.
Cast
* Martine Carol as Nana
* Charles Boyer as Count Muffat
* Jacques Castelot as Duke of Vandeuvres
* Jean Debucourt as Napolon III
* Walter Chiari as Fontan
* Nol Roquevert as Steiner, the banker
* Dora Doll as Rose Mignon
* Elisa Cegani as Countess Muffat
* Paul Frankeur as Bordenave
* Pierre Palau as Vnot
* Nerio Bernardi as Prince of Sardinia
* Dario Michaelis as Fauchery
* Daniel Ceccaldi as Lieutenant Philippe Hugon
* Marguerite Pierry as Zo
* Luisella Boni as Estelle Muffat
* Jacqueline Plessis as Empress Eugnie
* Jacques Tarride as Mignon
* Paul Amiot as Police Commissioner
* Daniel Mendaille as Le valet (uncredited)
References
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