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Celeste (2018)
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Australia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Celeste is a renowned opera diva who retired early for the man she loved to live on a crumbling and beautiful estate in the heart of a rainforest in Far North Queensland. Ten years after the tragic death of her husband, Mateos, in a boating accident, Celeste is set to return to the stage for her final performance. Her husband’s son Jack, still haunted by the past, arrives amidst the preparations for the performance and finds Celeste is as he remembered – beautiful, intoxicating and dangerous. Celeste wants Jack to stay at the estate, but needs him to perform one last request.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, emotional, melancholic, scenic, atmospheric, nostalgic
Plot:
opera, retired, family tragedy, family drama, rain forest, dysfunctional family, opera singer, ambition, family problems, aging, lifestyle, family reunited, last wish, grief, loss, bohemian, love story, reconciliation, estate, adopted son, isolation, family secret, intimate, girl, memory ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
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Duration: 94 min.
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 85 min.
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Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Duration: 82 min.
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Story:
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Duration: 87 min.
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Story:
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