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Drums of Love, 1h40
Directed by D. W. Griffith
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on operas
Actors Mary Philbin, Lionel Barrymore, Don Alvarado, Tully Marshall, William Austin, Eugenie Besserer

After finding out her father and his estate is in danger, Princess Emanuella saves his life by marrying Duke Cathos de Alvia, a grotesque hunchback. She actually is in love with Leonardo, his attractive younger brother. They already had an affair before the marriage, but continue secretly meeting each other. In the end, Cathos finds out about his wife's unfaithfulness and stabs both his wife and brother to death.
La Traviata, 1h45
Directed by Franco Zeffirelli
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Musical films, Films based on operas, Erotic thriller films, Fictional prostitutes
Actors Allan James Monk, Pina Cei, James Levine

The film opens in the Paris home of courtesan Violetta Valery, where sheets cover the furniture in dimly lit rooms. Creditors, appraisers, and movers are removing much of the artwork and ornate furnishings. One of them curiously wanders through the rooms, until he comes upon Violetta, bedridden and looking pallid and weak, and he stares at her with undisguised awe. She is startled to see him and follows him to see what he is doing. As she gazes down the long hallway, her delirious mind drifts back to a happier time, and via flashback we are transported to a lavish party she is hosting to celebrate her recovery from an illness. One of her guests, Count Gastone, has brought with him his friend, the young nobleman Alfredo Germont, who has long adored Violetta from afar. She becomes dizzy and retires to her bedroom to recover; he follows her and declares his love. At first Violetta rejects him, telling him love means nothing to her, but she is touched by his concern and offers him a camellia, telling him to return it when it has wilted. He promises to see her the next day.
U-Carmen eKhayelitsha, 2h
Directed by Mark Dornford-May
Origin South africa
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on operas

The film begins when Nomakhaya arrives at a Cape Town police station, looking for police sergeant Jongikhaya. He is out on patrol, so she decides to return later to avoid being harassed by the other officers. Meanwhile, Carmen and Amanda are going to work at the cigarette factory. They pass in front of Jongikhaya's police vehicle and Carmen yells at him for parking there. Nomakhaya eventually finds Jongikhaya and gives him a ring that his dying mother sent him: she urges him to return to his village to see his mother before she dies. A flashback reveals that Jongikhaya has been disowned by his mother after he drowned his brother during an argument. Later, the bored police officers decide to go to the cigarette factory to see the girls. Carmen is piqued when Jongikhaya reads his Bible and ignores her. She flirts with him and throws a rose into his car.
I Give My Heart, 1h30
Directed by Marcel Varnel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Political films, Films based on operas, Films about royalty
Actors Patrick Waddington, Owen Nares, Arthur Margetson, Hugh Miller, Gibb McLaughlin, Jimmy Godden

Jeanne is a milliner courted by aristocrats. She first has an affair with René, a young writer for Count du Barry. She then marries the Count in order to become Louis XV's mistress.
Boccaccio
Boccaccio (1936)
, 1h28
Directed by Herbert Maisch
Genres Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on operas, Operetta films
Actors Albrecht Schoenhals, Willy Fritsch, Gina Falckenberg, Heli Finkenzeller, Paul Kemp, Klaus Pohl

Boccaccio is an operetta that relates how Nazis conceived the Italian Renaissance. The Ferrara’s residents are carried up in a tide of emotion and physical passion. Before long, the town is in chaos. The film is in German with English subtitles.
Louise
Louise (1939)
, 1h25
Directed by Abel Gance
Origin France
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on operas
Actors Grace Moore, Suzanne Desprès, Robert Le Vigan, Ginette Leclerc, Edmond Beauchamp, Jacqueline Gauthier

Éprise d'un musicien, une petite ouvrière passe outre l'interdit de ses parents pour partager la vie de l'homme qu'elle aime.