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Gloria! (2024)
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Genre: Drama, History, Music
Country: Italy, Switzerland
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In late 18th century Venice, in a convent school for girls, Teresa, a student with prophetic gifts, joins forces with some amazing music-makers. They create a new kind of pop, bright and bold, and challenge the ancient and rigid system.
Style:
inspirational, uplifting, emotional, colorful, period drama
Plot:
convent, girls' school, female friendship, coming of age, female empowerment, rebellion, choir, defiant, pop music, collaboration, composer, isolation, prophecy, oppression, intimate, supernatural, ritual, napoleonic era, classical music, orphanage, musician, orphan, censorship, world, performance
Time:
18th century, 19th century
Place:
venice
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Most similar movies to Gloria!
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, period drama, melancholic and inspirational films with plots about classical music, musician, coming of age, intimate, composer, biopic and sacrifice mostly in Drama, Music and History genres. Some movies like Gloria!: Dreams of Love - Liszt (1970), Eroica (2003), The Chorus (2004), A Cowgirl's Song (2022), Bismillah (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Music, Romance
Country: Hungary, Soviet Union
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
This is a romantic biographical film about Franz Liszt. In a distinguished saloon of Paris, the unknown composer, Liszt, defeats the renown Thalberg at a piano competition. Through his playing, he wins the favours and later the hand of the countess ...
Style:
romantic, emotional, period piece, period drama
Plot:
composer, passion, biopic, piano, classical music, musician, aristocracy, wooing, melancholy, infidelity, royalty, family drama ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
russia, hungary, soviet union, paris france, ussr
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100%
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Genre: Drama, History, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
British filmmaker Simon Cellan Jones directs the BBC drama Eroica, starring Ian Hart as Ludwig van Beethoven. Shot on digital video, this TV film depicts the first performance of Beethoven's Third Symphony, June 9th, 1804, in Vienna, Austria. ...
Style:
historical drama, captivating, psychological, disturbing, period piece ...
Plot:
classical music, composer, beethoven, musician, art, musician's life, male female relationship, life, relationship problems, historical character, king, changing lives ...
Time:
victorian era
Place:
vienna
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: France, Switzerland, Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Set in 1940's France, a new teacher at a school for disruptive boys gives hope and inspiration.
Style:
touching, inspirational, uplifting, feel good, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, teens, teen drama
Plot:
boarding school, teacher, childhood, music, teachers and students, abuse, musician, children, boarding school life, friendship, boss, orphan ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 2004
Place:
france, new york, switzerland, europe, paris france ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An aspiring but adrift teen singer goes to live with her grandmother, once a country music legend, but has fallen on hard times after the death of her husband five years earlier. Together, they overcome adversity and find redemption through their ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, heartfelt, emotional ...
Plot:
country music, grandmother granddaughter relationship, musician, teenager, family relations, kids and family, family problems, teenage girl, relationships, lifestyle, female singer, teenage life ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: India
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
It focuses on the tradition of a musical family and how foreign intrusion creates disturbance in it. “A musician not only goes through music but his or her surroundings and environment molds him or her growth as well. With the growth, his or her ...
Style:
emotional, inspirational, sentimental, melancholic, period piece ...
Plot:
culture clash, family drama, classical music, legacy, nostalgia, inheritance, passion, identity, community, urbanization, conservatism, resilience ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Magnificat is a 1993 Italian drama film directed by Pupi Avati. It was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.
Style:
dark, grim, brutal, bleak, atmospheric ...
Plot:
abbey, torture, religious, mature, catholicism, convent, moral ambiguity, medieval, clergy, monastery, sin, haunting ...
Time:
middle ages, 10th century
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Music
Country: West Germany, Italy
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Using letters Anna Magdalena Bach wrote to her husband, seminal composer Johann Sebastian, filmmakers Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet created one of the most precise, rewarding biopics ever put to screen. CHRONICLE OF ANNA MAGDALENA ...
Style:
contemplative, spiritual, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
composer, piano, music, biopic, musician, music composer, jazz, artist, spirituality, classical composer, art, european ...
Time:
year 1968, 18th century
Place:
europe, germany
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Music
Country: Czech Republic, Italy, Slovakia
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
The year is 1764. For over a year, Josef has been leading a precarious life in Venice. He hopes to become an opera composer. The city, full of talented and already-established composers, seems closed to him. Looking for work as a violinist, he comes ...
Plot:
male nudity, based on real people, nudity, italian history, music, biopic, music composer, mozart, wealth, male pubic hair, bare chested male, musician ...
Time:
18th century, 1770s
Place:
venice, central europe
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Lebanon
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The year is 620 A.D., North Lebanon. Living with God is men's privilege and the most unreachable women's right. Stubborn as she is, the 20 year-old revolutionary girl breaks the rules and endures all the consequences.
Style:
emotional, intense, art house, period drama
Plot:
female protagonist, women's rights, patriarchy, social injustice, courage, resilience, cultural conflict, oppression, female empowerment, coming of age, sacrifice, family honor ...
Time:
7th century
Place:
lebanon, middle east
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama, History, Music
Country: Italy, Spain, France
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A drama based on the life of 18th century Italian lyricist Lorenzo da Ponte, who collaborated with Mozart on his "Don Giovanni" opera.
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, stylized, weird
Plot:
casanova, mozart, opera, lifestyle, love affair, love and romance, writer's life, musician's life, rivalry, composer, womanizer, music ...
Time:
18th century, victorian era, 1780s, georgian era
Place:
venice, europe, italy, austria, vienna
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Poland
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Set in 1952, film tells the story of young musicians playing - then forbidden - jazz music in basements and attics around Poland. The group hires itself to social parties, youth dances, etc, each time waiting for the management to disappear in order ...
Style:
historical drama, emotional
Plot:
jazz, musician, radio station, police chase, youth culture, improv, subculture, friendship, teenager, resistance, community, rebellion ...
Time:
1950s, 50s
Place:
poland, eastern europe
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama, History, Music, Romance
Country: Czech Republic, UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The incredible tale of Mozart's Prague years.
Style:
period piece, sincere, stylized, romantic, captivating ...
Plot:
composer, musician, aristocrat, nobleman, love triangle, opera, love and romance, society, classical music, tragic romance, inspiration, music composer ...
Time:
18th century, 1780s, georgian era
Place:
prague, central europe
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Mexico
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In this story, a musical group whose music sets the mood for Events, finds itself at a very crucial moment in its carreer. All of the members face the dilemma of fighting for their dreams or quitting forever.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, uplifting, realistic
Plot:
father son relationship, coming of age, hopes, youth, perseverance, ambition, teenager, jazz, rehearsal, aspiration, determination, sacrifice ...
Place:
latin america
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A story of the close friendship of country music stars Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, semi autobiographical, psychological, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
country music, female friendship, biopic, female musician, female protagonist, musician, music, musician's life, relationship vs career, country singer, friendship, friends ...
Time:
60s
Place:
nashville tennessee
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: South Korea
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
A struggling musician takes a job teaching music to middle school children in a rural mining town.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, melancholic, realistic ...
Plot:
small town life, high school life, musician, teacher, school, musician's life, school teacher, music teacher, teachers and students, music, countryside, teacher student relationship ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
korea
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, History
Duration: 66 min.
Story:
In 1732, two young Moravians leave their comfortable community of Hernhut, Germany, to bring the Gospel to the slaves in the West Indies.
Style:
reflective, inspirational, tension, uplifting, educational ...
Plot:
slavery, plantation, religious, evangelical christianity, island, spiritual awakening, devotional, sea voyage, sacrifice, perseverance, coming of age, faith ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
west indies
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Brazil
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The life story of Claudinho e Buchecha, greatest icons and most successful duo of the Brazilian funk melody in all time, showing how the rhythm and poetry of the periphery conquered Brazil.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, semi autobiographical, inspirational ...
Plot:
biopic, musician, music band, musician's life, lifestyle, music, legacy, music industry, tribute, favela, community, coming of age ...
Place:
brazil, rio de janeiro
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA, Austria
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In 1818, when Joseph Mohr is assigned to be the new assistant priest in Oberndorf, a small Austrian town near Salzburg, the young man is full of ideas and ideals. His passion to bring the church closer to the common people sets him on a collision ...
Style:
historical drama, inspirational, period piece, uplifting, dramatic ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, christian, faith, religious, biopic, choir, hopes, moral dilemma, redemption, small town, sacrifice, intimate ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
southern germany
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: France
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Werther loves Charlotte, but she promised her mother on her deathbed that she would marry Albert. After the marriage Charlotte suggests that Werther should travel - but not forget her. In addition to the singing and orchestral accompaniment, the ...
Style:
romantic, dramatic, emotional, poignant, melancholic ...
Plot:
opera, classical music, tragedy, unrequited love, tragic romance, love triangle, passion, heartbreak, sacrifice, loyalty, adaptation, literary ...
Time:
19th century
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
In his free time, phone technician Cezars Kalnins writes songs and plays in a band he has started with friends. The band has a long road to travel in order to receive a permit and make its public debut. A member of the Culture Committee ...
Style:
independent film, tense, satirical, historical drama, melancholic ...
Plot:
artist, composer, rock music, authoritarianism, bureaucracy, youth culture, national identity, rebellion, political satire, urban, counterculture, propaganda ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
latvia
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Middle class parents, who already have three kids, take in their four orphaned nephews.
Style:
emotional, realistic, tear jerker, inspirational, uplifting
Audience:
toddlers
Plot:
child custody, family drama, adoption, compassion, siblings, family values, domestic drama, sacrifice, intimate, working class, struggle, resilience ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy, France
Story:
The love story of 2 youths during the '700s. Fabrizio, a boy who was supposed to be a noble and part of Napoleons army, and Clelia a beautiful girl of a important Noble of the high society of Parma in that era. Their love became impossible ...
Style:
period piece, historical drama, romantic drama, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
forbidden love, napoleonic wars, love triangle, relationship problems, love and romance, love affair, couple relations, family life, relationships, male female relationship, social problems, love story ...
Time:
19th century, 18th century
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: Saudi Arabia
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Trapped in an underground pit during a storm, three students from an all-girls school must confront their personal conflicts as they fight to survive.
Style:
intense, suspense, emotional, realistic, inspirational
Plot:
trapped, girls' school, survival, disaster, underground, desperation, female friendship, fear, claustrophobia, resilience, high school, isolation ...
Place:
middle east
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Matúš is a talented musician, who left his successfully developing career, when his adoptive mother fell ill. After her death, he’s living with his stepbrother Dávid and together they go through life, each in their own way. While Dávid takes ...
Style:
melancholic, realistic, emotional, reflective, independent film
Plot:
everyday life, self discovery, slice of life, brotherhood, bittersweet, intimate, grief, loss, ambition, minimalism, regret, sacrifice ...
Place:
eastern europe, vienna
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
During the Second World War, François Touraine, a young piano prodigy, has no choice but to go and play in Germany to save the woman he loves. Because Rachel is Jewish in an age that no longer allows it... A great story of love, music and ...
Style:
historical drama, emotional, poignant, tense, period piece ...
Plot:
oppression, love story, nazi occupation, moral dilemma, piano, anti semitism, world war two, sacrifice, forbidden love, classical music, courage, prodigy ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
germany, paris france
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Music, Drama
Country: Switzerland, West Germany
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Live performance, part of Monteverdi cycle staged by Oper Zürich with Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting the Zürich Opera House Monteverdi Ensemble. Staged and directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle. Filmed 28 march - 20 April. Sound recorded 1 - 25 ...
Style:
emotional, dramatic, baroque
Plot:
opera, classical music, tragedy, greek mythology, loss, grief, mythology, live performance, mourning, underworld, afterlife, fate ...
Time:
year 1978
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A story about a miracle which only can happen when a fate brings together two very talented people.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, heartfelt, poignant, uplifting ...
Plot:
musician, hopes, talent, fate, disability, personal growth, miraculous event, empathy, friendship, destiny, healing, intimate ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 210 min.
Story:
The Wiener Philharmoniker mounts, and Andrea Breth stages, this 2007 production of Pyotr Illych Tchaikovsky's opera Eugene Onegin, starring Peter Mattei, Joseph Kaiser, Anna Samuil and Renée Morloc. The Konzertvereinigung Wiener ...
Style:
period drama
Plot:
opera, live performance, classical music, duel, unrequited love, regret, melancholy, character study, choir, aristocracy, murder, marriage ...
Time:
19th century
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Music
Country: France, Italy, Belgium, UK
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Farinelli is a 1994 biopic film about the life and career of Italian opera singer Farinelli, considered one of the greatest castrato singers of all time.
Style:
sexy, emotional, heartbreaking, realistic, factual ...
Plot:
opera, music, art, opera singer, brother brother relationship, classical music, destiny, life philosophy, musician, siblings relations, sex, artist ...
Time:
18th century, ancient times, year 1994
Place:
europe, madrid, napoli italy, italy, london ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Plot details unknown, but it is rumored to be a historical epic relating to the Bible.
Style:
biblical, spiritual, poignant, meditative, emotional ...
Plot:
last supper, jesus christ, betrayal, religious, faith based, sacrifice, redemption, faith, devotional, historical epic, gospel, ritual ...
Place:
jerusalem
Similarity:
22%
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