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Made in 1955, and I just discovered it. "Nana," starring Charles Boyer
and Martine Carol, based on Zola's novel. A showgirl of the French
Second Empire becomes a highly successful courtesan, and spends lots and
lots of money on clothes, jewels, and overdone decor. You see the court
of Louis Napoleon (without Nana present, however), intimate supper rooms
at restaurants, the races . . . and for the squeamish, although Nana
appears a lot in her underwear and scanty stage costumes, there's no
visible sex beyond a kiss. Watch men ruin themselves for desire!
There's not a wasted moment on this film! In French with English
subtitles. Available on DVD on Amazon.
