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UNITED STATES · 1945

Kitty

Mitchell Leisen
social mobility portrait painting deception 18th century England class transformation
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Synopsis

Pickpocket Kitty's life changes when painter Thomas Gainsborough makes her portrait. The artwork gains the attention of Sir Hugh Marcy, who later decides to use her for his benefit.

Year1945
CountryUnited States
DirectorMitchell Leisen
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