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Kitty
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.

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