Lady Of The Camelias (1981)

"Lady Of The Camelias" is a period drama built around a classic story. It centers on a doomed courtesan and the love that destroys her. Isabelle Huppert takes on the tragic lead with the kind of restrained intensity she's built a career on. The archive holds one nude scene from the film, a quiet, exposed portrait of heartbreak rather than spectacle. It's a small but telling entry in Huppert's long history of fearless, unglamorous roles.