Nana (1955) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1955 · 120 mins · French

Directed by

Christian-Jaque

Starring

Walter Chiari, Charles Boyer, Dora Doll, Luisella Boni, Jacques Castelot, Paul Frankeur

Set in Paris during the Second Empire, Count Muffat, despite his prejudice against women of ill repute, becomes infatuated with Nana, a kept woman who dazzles audiences as the star of the Théâtre des Variétés. His love drives him toward ruin and crime, echoing the fate of all Nana’s previous lovers. The film adapts Émile Zola’s novel Nana.