Keyword: courtesan

Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar

6.9

2024

TV

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Sanjay Leela Bhansali brings his majestic signature flair to stories of love and betrayal in the lives of courtesans in pre-independence India.

Moulin Rouge!

7.9

2001

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A poor Bohemian poet in 1890s Paris falls for a beautiful courtesan and nightclub star coveted by a jealous duke.

Devdas

7.8

2002

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After his wealthy family prohibits him from marrying the woman he is in love with, Devdas Mukherjees life spirals further and further out of control as he takes up alcohol and a life of vice to numb the pain.

Swann in Love

6.5

1984

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In the late nineteenth century Paris, Briton Charles Swann, a man of wealth and culture, runs among the social set. That life is threatened when he falls in love with Odette de Crécy, a courtesan, that love all consuming in that he thinks about how he can be with her when they arent together. He also despises himself for loving her to the extent he does in knowing that if that love is ever destroyed, he wont be able to survive the emotional pain. He is also made quite aware that if he does marry Odette, whose services he pays for while he allows her to continue with her life, he will lose his social position as most will not be able to welcome her into their house. The wealthy Verudins may be the exceptions as they are considered vulgar and gauche despite their wealth, they who have their own choice for Odette, a man named de Forcheville. The other other exception is Charles old friend, the Baron de Charlus, who introduced the two to each other. The Barons support for Charles regardless of what he ends up doing is because he has already reconciled himself to his own socially taboo life, that of a homosexual with a penchant for younger men.

Sansho the Bailiff

8.4

1954

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In medieval Japan, a compassionate governor is sent into exile. His wife and children try to join him, but are separated, and the children grow up amid suffering and oppression.

Gigi

6.9

1958

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Weary of the conventions of Parisian society, a rich playboy and a youthful courtesan-in-training enjoy a platonic friendship which may not stay platonic for long.

Dangerous Beauty

7.3

1998

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A Venetian courtesan becomes a hero to her city, but later becomes the target of an inquisition by the Church for witchcraft.

La traviata

8.6

2005

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La Traviata stands or falls on its lead singers and in Norah Amsellem and Rolando Villazon this 2005 Salzburg Festival performance has a pair whose electric interactions and brilliant singing are irresistible. If Amsellem cant quite provide the vocal bloom of the great Violettas of the past, hers is a lovely voice used with intelligence and dramatic intensity and she has the coloratura chops to deliver her Act I showpieces with flair. Villazons tenor has ping on top, terrific color, and an impressive range of rubato, dynamic shadings, and interesting phrasing that makes Alfredos music sound newly minted. The Germont is Thomas Hampson, no Verdi baritone but an astute singer and actor. Chorus and smaller roles are fine, the orchestra first-rate. Carlo Rizzi has odd notions about the music (usually too fast, sometimes way too slow) but this Traviata triumphs despite his conducting.

A Harlot's Progress

7.1

2006

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Drama looking at artist William Hogarth and his relationship with the prostitute that inspired his most famous piece.

The Egyptian

6.6

1954

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In ancient Egypt, a poor orphan becomes a genial physician and is eventually appointed at the Pharaohs court where he witnesses palace intrigues and learns dangerous royal secrets.

That Hamilton Woman

7.3

1941

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The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.

Lola Montès

7.4

1955

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When she is reduced to appearing in a circus, a notorious beauty thinks back on her past loves.

Camille

7.5

1936

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A Parisian courtesan must choose between the young man who loves her and the callous baron who wants her, even as her own health begins to fail.