La Paloma

Aug 28 1974 N/A 1h 50m
Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Nightclub singer La Paloma succumbs to the persistent courting of a chubby rich admirer and marries him. Before the marriage, she was thought to be dying, but soon she is well. She believes her husband's love has cured her, but her efforts to love him begin to fade as she discovers true love with her husband's old school friend.

Plot

A love story between a "demi-mondaine" kept by various lovers, suffering from tuberculosis, and a young provincial bourgeois. Adaptation from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils, "The Lady of the Camellias".

Written by

Daniel Schmid

Directed by

Daniel Schmid

Production Countries

Switzerland, France

Production Companies

Citel Films, Les Films du Losange, Artco-Film

Languages

Deutsch, English

Awards

2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
166
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA