La signora delle camelie

Francesca Bertini is Camille, and Gustavo Serena is Armand in one of two features produced in 1915, based on Dumas Fils' story. The leads were big stars at the time, and Signorina Bertini acts up a storm. However there's an abruptness to the pacing that makes me think this is another of those movies meant for an audience familiar with the story. Even at 53 minutes, there's an air o highlights of the novel that makes it les tan a full work of art.

This was restored in 1992, and Ennio Morricone provided a score full of tremolo. It certainly fits in with the sentimental tale, but it remains for me, a maudlin piece.