Nana(1968)

Nana is a five-part British miniseries adapted from Émile Zola's 1880 novel, following the meteoric rise of a young woman from Paris's poorest quarters. Nana Coupeau transforms herself into a celebrated actress and courtesan, wielding her beauty and charm to seduce and ultimately destroy a succession of powerful men across the glittering but corrupt world of the French Second Empire. As she ascends from obscurity to notoriety, Nana leaves a trail of ruined fortunes and shattered lives in her wake. The drama captures Zola's unflinching portrait of ambition, desire, and moral decay, exploring how one woman's hunger for status and revenge reshapes the lives of everyone around her.