Desc: La dame aux camélias: Directed by Fernand Rivers, Abel Gance. With Yvonne Printemps, Pierre Fresnay, Jane Marken, Lugné-Poe. Marguerite Gautier is a courtesan in Paris. She falls deeply in love with a young man of promise, Armand Duval. When Armand's father begs her not to ruin his hopes of a career and position by marrying Armand, she acquiesces and leaves her lover. However, when poverty and terminal illness overwhelm her, Marguerite discovers that Armand has not lost his love for her.