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  1. The Lady of the Camellias (French: La Dame aux Camélias), sometimes called Camille in English, is a novel by Alexandre Dumas fils. First published in 1848 and subsequently adapted by Dumas for the stage , the play premiered at the Théâtre du Vaudeville in Paris , France, on February 2, 1852.

  2. Camille Dalmais (born 10 March 1978 [1]), better known by her mononym Camille, is a French singer.

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    Beautiful Marguerite Gautier is a well-known courtesan, living in the demi-monde of mid-19th century Paris. Marguerite's dressmaker and procuress, Prudence Duvernoy, arranges an assignation at the theatre with a fabulously wealthy prospective patron, the Baron de Varville. Marguerite briefly mistakes Armand Duval, a handsome young man of good famil...

    According to a news item in Daily Variety, MGM had considered changing the setting of the famous Alexandre Dumas story to modern times. The time period was not changed, but Thalberg wanted the film to have a more contemporary feeling than earlier Camilles. He wanted audiences to forget that they were watching a "costume" picture. He also felt that ...

    Promotion

    The "Selling Angles" section in BoxOffice Magazine, Dec. 26, 1936, suggested tips for selling Camille. Theatre managers were advised to make a display of some of the famous Camilles of past decades, including Garbo as the latest to join the list of immortal actresses; have local florists stage a "Camille Show"; find old reviews from metropolitan daily papers' back files and run them in conjunction with reviews of the modern film story; and print throwaways in the style of the old "Gas Light E...

    Premiere

    Camillehad its grand premiere on December 12, 1936, at the new Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs, California. Many celebrities attended the gala which cost $10 per seat. The desert resort of Palm Springs was turned upside down with all the commotion of the film's premiere. Some of the film was buried in stone to commemorate the celebration. Ralph Bellamy, who was a leading civic figure and Racquet Club owner in Palm Springs, was master of ceremonies. Rumors were spread that Greta Garbo was stayin...

    Box office

    According to MGM records, the film earned $1,154,000 in the U.S. and Canada, and $1,688,000 in other markets, resulting in a profit of $388,000.

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  3. Camille, fictional character, the protagonist of La Dame aux camélias (1848; staged 1852) by Alexandre Dumas fils. Camille made her way in life as a courtesan, and her byname referred to the camellias she carried as a signal of her availability.

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  4. Oct 5, 2024 · Camille Saint-Saëns (born October 9, 1835, Paris, France—died December 16, 1921, Algiers [Algeria]) was a composer chiefly remembered for his symphonic poems—the first of that genre to be written by a Frenchman—and for his opera Samson et Dalila.

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  5. Apr 24, 2019 · Simply put, 1936’s Camille is a masterpiece. Between the direction of the great George Cukor and the flawless acting of Greta Garbo, Camille [aff. link] is unquestionably the greatest film adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas fils novel, La Dame aux Camelias.

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  7. Oct 10, 2024 · Camille can move during the delay, but the hitbox and Camille's visuals are fixed to the initial target direction. Camille's facing-direction, for effects such as Petrifying Gaze, is the direction she is moving, and not the direction the model is facing. The 50% damage reduction against non-epic monsters applies after the cap.