La Mujer de las Camelias (The Lady of the Camelias) (1953)

La Mujer de la Camillas is an Argentine adaptation of a familiar Alexander Dumas story, previously dramatized as La Traviata and Camille. Zully Moreno plays the French courtesan who experiences genuine love for first time in the arms of much-younger Armand (Carlos Thompson) Some radical departures from the Dumas original -- Armand's desire to become a concert pianist, and a climactic suicide -- set this version apart from others. Though filmed on location in Buenos Aires, the first has an excellent "French" ambience. An English-dubbed version of La Mujer de la Camillas was released in the U.S. to capitalize on the Hollywood popularity of Carlos Thompson. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi