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Century (1993)
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Turn-of-the-century love story centered around a young doctor and the emergence of modern science.
Style:
independent film, uplifting, thought provoking, touching, serious, emotional, realistic, period drama
Plot:
female nudity, sexual attraction, doctor, morality, medical school, love and romance, life is a bitch, love affair, society, doctors and patients, obsessive quest, heroic mission, workplace situations, power relations, love, strong female lead, monkey, medicine, religion, sex scene, science, hospital, laboratory, sexuality, interracial relations ...
Time:
turn of the century, victorian era, year 1993, 1900s, 19th century, 1890s, 20th century
Place:
england, london, europe, scotland
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Duration: 108 min.
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Place:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Story:
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Country: UK
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Style:
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Audience:
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Place:
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Story:
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