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Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)
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Original name: Que la fête commence !
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: France
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
France, 1719. Louis 14th died four years ago, Philippe d'Orleans is the regent. He is a liberal and a libertine. His right-hand man, Dubois, an atheistic and cupid priest, as libertine as Philippe, tries to take advantage of a little rebellion lead by a Breton squire (Pontallec) and of the famine to become archbishop... Description of the life of the court in this period of transition where the French Revolution smoulders.
Style:
anthology, historical drama, serious, realistic, period drama, weird
Plot:
nobility, royalty, royal family, king of france, female nudity, libertine, horse, forest, nobleman, peasant, monarch, temptation, jesuit, masquerade, time travel, time machine, prisoner, french revolution, priest, nude girl, deportation, scandal, french history, amputation, french royalty ...
Time:
18th century, year 1975
Place:
france, versailles, europe, england, paris france, spain, switzerland ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, period drama and crying films with plots about death, politics, society, state affairs, husband wife relationship, priest and female nudity mostly in Drama, History and War genres. Some movies like Let Joy Reign Supreme: Ridicule (1996), Louis, the Child King (1993), The Affair of the Necklace (2001), A Royal Affair (2012), The Lady and the Duke (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
To get royal backing on a needed drainage project, a poor French lord must learn to play the delicate games of wit at court at Versailles.
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sexy, period piece, talky, humorous, witty ...
Plot:
royal court, nobility, food, lechery, chess, french history, royalty, courtroom, society, ambition, idealism, marquis ...
Time:
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Place:
france, england, versailles, paris france
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Country: France
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
History buffs will glory in the riches of Louis, Enfant Roi, others will perhaps find this complex story of intrigues and betrayals in the court of the young king tough sledding. When Louis the Fourteenth (1638-1715) was born, the power of ...
Style:
historical drama, period drama, baroque
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In pre-Revolutionary France, a young aristocratic woman left penniless by the political unrest in the country, must avenge her family's fall from grace by scheming to steal a priceless necklace.
Style:
period piece, costume drama, epic, factual, atmospheric ...
Audience:
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Plot:
politics, countess, nobility, conspiracy, royal family, revenge, justice, police investigation, ancient, french revolution, royalty, couples ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Denmark, Sweden, Czech Republic, Germany
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.
Style:
period piece, stylized, costume drama, sexy, historical drama ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, realistic, atmospheric, disturbing, sensitive ...
Plot:
french revolution, master and servant, politics, nobility, duchess, friendship, battles, rebelliousness, society, political unrest, state affairs, conspiracy ...
Time:
18th century, victorian era, georgian era, year 2001, 1790s ...
Place:
paris france, france, versailles, europe, naples italy ...
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Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 143 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. But on the eve of their departure, Cromwell is drawn into the tangled web of religion and politics that will result in the English Civil War.
Style:
epic, realistic, period piece, factual, talky ...
Plot:
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Time:
17th century, victorian era, middle ages, medieval times, 18th century ...
Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: France, Poland
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Danton and Robespierre were close friends and fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793 Robespierre was France's ruler, determined to wipe out opposition with a series of mass executions that became known as the Reign of Terror. ...
Style:
political, talky, epic, anthology, art film ...
Plot:
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Time:
18th century, ancient times, 1790s, year 1983, georgian era ...
Place:
france, paris france, poland, eastern europe, europe ...
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Country: France
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
France, 1893. Joseph Bouvier attempts to shoot his love who refused to marry him and to commit suicide. Upon release from the filthy asylum where he was placed, with bullets still remaining in his head, he wanders the country roads and rapes and ...
Style:
anthology, psychological, realistic, serious, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: France
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Bulgaria near the end of World War I: Conan, warrior and wolf, leads a band of 50 ruthless French fighters who love hand-to-hand combat. Their motto: "We forgot to take prisoners, Captain." At war's end, the unit goes to Bucharest, ...
Style:
rough, serious, realistic, suspense
Plot:
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Time:
year 1918, 20th century, year 1996, 1910s, post world war one ...
Place:
macedonia, romania, europe, brittany, balkan ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Country: France
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
period piece, romantic, romantic drama, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france, italy, provence, europe, milan italy ...
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Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 317 min.
Story:
Set in Bertolucci's ancestral region of Emilia, the film chronicles the lives of two men during the political turmoils that took place in Italy in the first half on the 20th century.
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Duration: 170 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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30%
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
france, europe, versailles, paris france
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Country: France
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
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Style:
epic, serious, realistic, exciting
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
africa, paris france, europe, france, algeria ...
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Style:
serious, exciting, epic, historical drama, political thriller ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, bleak, sad, emotional, sincere ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
africa, rwanda, united kingdom, uganda, tanzania ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Germany, USA, Czech Republic, Italy
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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rome italy, germany, austria, europe, england ...
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Place:
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Story:
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Place:
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Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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29%
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Duration: 123 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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