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The Devil Is a Woman

The Devil Is a Woman

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 3, 1935

Runtime

1h 20m

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Romance, History

User Score

63%

Original Title

The Devil Is a Woman

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Director

Josef von Sternberg

Description

In the carnival in Spain in the beginning of the Twentieth Century, the exiled republican Antonio Galvan comes from Paris masquerade to enjoy the party and visit his friend Capt. Don Pasqual 'Pasqualito' Costelar. However, he flirts with the mysterious Concha Perez and they schedule to meet each other later. When Antonio meets Pasqualito, his old friend discloses his frustrated relationship with the promiscuous Concha and her greedy mother and how his life was ruined by his obsession for the beautiful demimondaine. Pasqualito makes Antonio promise that he would not see Concha. However, when Antonio meets Concha, she seduces him and the long friendship between Antonio and Pasqualito is disrupted