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poster
Criterion Channel
90
8.3
/19668/
79
/389/
81
/411/
4.4
/36948/
100
/20/
95
/266/
96
/17/

Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
In medieval Japan, a woman and her children journey to find the family's patriarch, who was exiled years earlier.
poster
Criterion Channel
86
8.0
/8313/
76
/138/
77
/188/
4.2
/12854/
100
/14/
89
/66/

The Life of Oharu (1952)
In 17th century Edo Period Japan, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.
poster
78
7.6
/51686/
73
/570/
75
/366/
3.8
/27941/
86
/21/
88
/1001/

Devdas (2002)
In 1900s India, Calcuttan zamindar Devdas Mukherjee — unable to marry his lover — takes up alcohol and the company of a courtesan to alleviate the pain.
poster
Netflix
77
7.5
/312316/
76
/8165/
75
/4755/
3.8
/485483/
75
/260/
89
/35583/
66
/35/
cc age 14+

Moulin Rouge! (2001)
A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with the club's most notorious and beautiful star.
poster
Criterion Channel
76
7.2
/6557/
68
/106/
68
/139/
3.9
/11144/
82
/34/
77
/105/

Lola Montès (1955)
Lola Montes, previously a great adventuress, is reduced to being the attraction of a circus after having been the lover of various important men.
poster
80
71
8.1
/9494/
71
/75/
68
/55/
4.0
/3976/
93
/14/
90
/100/

Mughal-e-Azam (1960)
In the 16th century, when Prince Salim falls in love with a beautiful courtesan named Anarkali, Emperor Akbar's disapproval leads to a battle between father and son.
poster
71
6.6
/25919/
68
/476/
62
/335/
3.0
/21193/
90
/77/
74
/880/
82
/13/
cc age 12+

Gigi (1958)
A home, a motorcar, servants, the latest fashions: the most eligible and most finicky bachelor in Paris offers them all to Gigi. But she, who's gone from girlish gawkishness to cultured glamour before our eyes, yearns for that wonderful something money can't buy.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
71
7.1
/20590/
72
/411/
70
/290/
3.4
/7257/
69
/29/
85
/619/
51
/22/

Dangerous Beauty (1998)
Veronica is brilliant, gifted and beautiful, but the handsome aristocrat she loves, Marco Venier, cannot marry her because she is penniless and of questionable family. So Veronica's mother, Paola, teaches her to become a courtesan, one of the exotic companions favored by the richest and most powerful Venetian men. Veronica courageously uses her charms to change destiny -- and to give herself a chance at true love.
poster
Criterion Channel
77
69
7.2
/5487/
69
/97/
71
/87/
3.5
/3715/
100
/11/
83
/102/

That Hamilton Woman (1941)
The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.
poster
75
69
7.3
/9414/
69
/154/
69
/144/
3.6
/7331/
89
/18/
83
/219/

Camille (1936)
Life in 1847 Paris is as spirited as champagne and as unforgiving as the gray morning after. In gambling dens and lavish soirees, men of means exert their wills and women turned courtesans exult in pleasure. One such woman is Marguerite Gautier, who begins a sumptuous romance with Armand Duval.
poster
Criterion Channel
76
69
7.3
/4539/
71
/119/
69
/108/
3.9
/14638/
93
/14/
78
/51/
73
/11/

Flowers of Shanghai (1998)
At the end of the 19th century, Shanghai is divided into several foreign concessions. In the British concession, a number of luxurious “flower houses” are reserved for the male elite of the city. Since Chinese dignitaries are not allowed to frequent brothels, these establishments are the only ones that these men can visit. They form a self-contained world, with its own rites, traditions and even its own language. The men don’t only visit the houses to frequent the courtesans but also to dine, smoke opium, play mahjong and relax. The women working there are known as the “flowers of Shanghai”.
poster
Criterion Channel
60
6.5
/2415/
56
/33/
55
/41/
3.2
/1735/
56
/9/
53
/18/

Swann in Love (1984)
In Belle Époque Paris, a 19th-century Parisian aristocrat falls in love with a lower-class prostitute who seduces him but never loves him.
poster
Hoopla
57
6.2
/2985/
59
/49/
55
/46/
3.1
/699/
41
/22/
45
/37/

Cousin Bette (1998)
In 19th century Paris, Bette Fischer, a poor and homely spinster, forms an alliance with the seductive courtesan Valerie Marneffe to orchestrate revenge on her handsome and wealthy relatives.
poster
64
51
6.5
/4891/
67
/104/
64
/103/
3.2
/1656/
60
/33/

The Egyptian (1954)
In eighteenth-dynasty Egypt, Sinuhe, a poor orphan, becomes a brilliant physician and with his friend Horemheb is appointed to the service of the new Pharoah. Sinuhe's personal triumphs and tragedies are played against the larger canvas of the turbulent events of the 18th dynasty. As Sinuhe is drawn into court intrigues he learns the answers to the questions he has sought since his birth.
poster
66
48
6.7
/1147/
66
/101/
70
/92/
3.3
/4626/
62

Maria Montessori (2023)
Set in 1900, Lili d’Alengy, a Parisian cocotte at the height of her fame, flees Paris to hide her “idiot” daughter. There she meets Maria Montessori, who is pioneering a teaching method that may help the child.
poster
70
38
7.7
/1229/
56
/9/
58
/18/
3.9
/1478/
89
/32/

Umrao Jaan (1981)
Amiran is sold to a brothel by a corrupt cop after her father testifies against him. Many years later, she grows up to be an accomplished poetess and a renowned courtesan, Umrao Jaan.
poster
JustWatch TV
64
29
6.5
/1126/
65
/7/
55
/21/
3.4
/774/
65
/301/

Camille (1921)
Camille 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 hope of a career and position by marrying Armand, she acquiesces and leaves her lover. However, when poverty and terminal illness overwhelm her, Camille discovers that Armand has not lost his love for her.
poster
66
20
7.1
/503/
57
/9/
65
/20/
3.6
/777/

Crossroads (1928)
After falling in love with a courtesan, Rikiya is blinded by ash during a fight in a brothel. Believing the blindness permanent and his opponent dead, Rikiya goes back home to his sister. Okiku, desperate to protect her brother who thinks himself a murderer, wants to sacrifice herself for him and become a prostitute to pay for Rikiya's treatment.
poster
64
12
7.0
/444/
62
/4/
59
/9/
3.5
/665/
55
/4/

When a Man Loves (1927)
A nobleman studying for the priesthood abandons his vocation in 18th Century France when he falls in love with a beautiful, but reluctant, courtesan.
poster
52
8
6.9
/354/
35
/5/
47
/10/
60
/7/

A Harlot's Progress (2006)
Drama looking at artist William Hogarth and his relationship with the prostitute that inspired his most famous piece.
poster
?
35
/2/
100
/1/

Anjuman (2013)
The film is a tragedy based on a courtesan 'Anjuman', who born from a rich noble father and a courtesan mother. After her father's death she and her mother was abandoned by her paternal family. Her mother works as a courtesan to bring her up and wishes oneday her daughter will join the same business like her.
poster
?
40
/2/

The Two Courtesans (2022)
The star courtesan is a sought-after title. These two women will do anything to get it.
poster
?
5.7
/26/

One Enjoyed, the Other Paid (1913)
N/A
poster
?
7.0
/27/

Camille (1917)
Camille 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, Camille discovers that Armand has not lost his love for her.
poster
70
?
5.5
/135/
55
/2/
100
/1/

Jaanisaar (2015)
A period drama set in the year 1877 that narrates the love story of a revolutionary tawaif.
poster
?
8.0
/10/

The Other Song (2009)
Journeying across Varanasi, Lucknow, and Muzzafarpur in India, this documentary film traces the lost traditions and the culture of tawaifs (courtesans of North India), particularly through a song sung by Rasoolan Bai, "Lagat karejwa ma chot, phool gendwa na maar" and its lesser known, earlier version "Lagat jobanwa ma chot, phool gendwa na maar" (recorded in a 1935 Gramophone recording). Weaving the past with the present, the film spans between personal stories as it interacts with historical events, ultimately leading to the decline of a great art form.
poster
48
?
4.6
/250/
60
/3/
40
/4/

Camille: The Fate of a Coquette (1926)
A home movie version of the Dumas play. A young woman becomes a courtesan and tragedy befalls her. Appearances are made by many socialites of 1920s Paris and New York.
poster
84
?
8.6
/241/
88
/7/
79
/8/

La traviata (2005)
Violetta, a courtesan much wooed by Parisian society, organizes a grand party that is attended, amongst others, by the young Alfredo Germont. He confesses his feelings to Violetta, who is already suffering from consumption. She vacillates between genuine affection and a realistic assessment of her situation as a "fallen woman", which precludes any lasting relationship with a man. The Willy Decker production of La Traviata, recorded live at the Salzburger Festspiele in August, 2005. Anna Netrebko stars as Violetta Valéry, with Rolando Villazón as Alfredo Germont and Thomas Hampson as Giorgio Germont. Carlo Rizzi conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker.
poster
66
?
6.4
/227/
37
/4/
80
/1/
3.5
/326/

Yoshiwara (1937)
Based on a novel by Maurice Dekobra, the film is set in the Yoshiwara, the red-light district of Tokyo, in the nineteenth century. It depicts a love triangle between a high-class prostitute, a Russian naval officer, and a rickshaw man.
poster
?
5.3
/58/
40
/1/
10
/2/
40
/5/

Camille (1927)
Based on the 1852 novel and play La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas, fils.
poster
?
6.8
/88/
56
/3/

Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story (1998)
Told mostly in flashbacks, the film tells the story of Pamela Digby Churchill Hayward Harriman, one of the greatest and probably most famous courtesans of the twentieth century. While not showing her childhood, first marriage to Winston Churchill's son, or most of her affairs, we do get to see her affair and eventual marriage to Broadway producer Leland Hayward, and then her marriage to politician Averell Harriman, with whom she had an affair while both were married to others in World War II. We also see her as ambassador to France during her last years, and her death in 1997. While some (mostly her lovers) adored her, others (mostly her son and her husbands' children) hated her.
poster
?

La Traviata (2025)
Parisian courtesan, Violetta meets the romantic aristocrat Alfredo and finds herself in love for the first time. She abandons her frivolous lifestyle to be with him but his father Germont, charged by the hypocrisy of upper-class society, threatens their future.


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