What movie is this. 1920’s-ish, Drama.

By on November 1st, 2009

I remember seeing this old movie back when I was like 7 or 8, about 12 years ago. This is what I can remember of the plot:

It’s a old, 1920’s maybe later setting. European country. There is a dysfunctional mother-daughter relationship (the mother slaps her at one point in the kitchen in front of the maid). The daughter has an ailment where she coughs up blood. The daughter has a friend and they want to run away to America to become porn stars. (At one point they were taking photographs of each other in the bath tub, to send these off to a man in America.) The girls somehow acquire tickets to a ship sailing to America. They trick the mother into thinking that they want to all 3 take a walk in the woods, when it turned out to be a plot to murder the mother using a brick to the head. The girls run off to the ship, but only the friend can make it aboard (I don’t remember why).

I always think of this movie but I haven’t the slightest clue of when it was made, who stars in it, or what it’s called. If someone can help me out it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.