| Nana | |
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| Directed by | Christian-Jaque |
| Written by | Christian-Jaque |
| Screenplay by | Jean Ferry Albert Valentin |
| Based on | Nana by Émile Zola |
| Produced by | Jacques Roitfeld |
| Starring | Charles Boyer Martine Carol |
| Cinematography | Christian Matras |
| Edited by | Jacques Desagneaux |
| Music by | Georges Van Parys |
| Color process | Eastmancolor |
Production companies | Les Productions Jacques Roitfeld Cigno Film |
| Distributed by | La Société des Films Sirius |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | French |
Nana is a 1955 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Martine Carol and Charles Boyer. An adaptation of the 1880 novel Nana by Émile Zola, it tells the story of two French aristocrats who are fatally ruined by their obsession for Nana, a mediocre actress and prostitute. Using the ancient theme of a worthless woman beguiling powerful men, the film portrays the moral corruption of the nominally Catholic court and nobility under the Second Empire. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and filmed in Eastmancolor. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys.