Highest-Rated Movies about 'Laundress', Sort by Popularity
French Cancan (1955), Jennie Gerhardt (1933), Zou Zou (1934) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Laundress movies.
#1. French Cancan (1955)
Storyline: Henri Danglard, proprietor of the fashionable (but bankrupt) cafe 'Le Paravent Chinois' featuring his mistress, belly dancer Lola, goes slumming in Montmarte (circa 1890) where the then-old-fashioned cancan is still danced. There, he conceives the idea of reviving the cancan as the feature of a new, more popular establishment...and meets Nini, a laundress and natural dancer, whom he hopes to star in his new show. But a tangled maze of jealousies intervenes...—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: producer, star, laundress, owner, mistress, lighthearted, cheeky ...
Movie Details Click Here!#2. Jennie Gerhardt (1933)
Storyline: Jennie Gerhardt is a destitute young woman. While working in a hotel in Columbus, Ohio, Jennie meets George Brander, a United State Senator, who becomes infatuated with her. He helps her family and declares his wish to marry her.
Plot Keywords: laundress, mother, father, pregnant woman, love interest, cousin, bleak ...
Movie Details Click Here!#3. Zou Zou (1934)
Storyline: As children, Zouzou (Joséphine Baker) and Jean (Jean Gabin) performed together in a circus. Onstage, they were falsely billed as brother and sister, but in truth Zouzou harbored a secret love for her costar. As an adult, she now works as a laundress, and it seems as if her showbiz days are over. But everything changes when Jean helps land her a spot dancing at a Paris theater. Zouzou rockets to stardom, even as Jean's romance with her friend Claire (Yvette Lebon) leaves her lovelorn.
Plot Keywords: dancer, laundress, childhood friend, love interest, manager, electrician, emotional ...
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