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Les corps impatients (2003)
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Original name: Les Corps impatients
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Paul and Charlotte are in love. Charlotte discovers she has a grave malady and Paul supports her. But Paul is also attracted to Ninon, another girl. Charlotte accepts Paul to have an affair with her, and the three start a difficult and ambiguous relationship.
Style:
serious, psychological, sincere, emotional, sexual, realistic, contemplative, gloomy, sexy, comfort
Plot:
betrayal, life is a bitch, love triangle, infidelity, tragic hero, love and romance, terminal illness, nude girl, couples, unfulfillment, female nudity, menage a trois, coitus, sex in car, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, sex between cousins, nude, dishonesty, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, sex scene, lesbianism, explicit sex, lesbian incest, incest, threesome ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
france
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Story:
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Duration: 100 min.
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Mexico
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: France
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france
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Country: France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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24%
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Country: France, Italy, Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
22%
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Country: France
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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21%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
europe, france
Similarity:
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Country: West Germany, Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: France
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Story:
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Country: France
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Plot:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Similarity:
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Country: France
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
touching, sincere, serious, realistic, sexual ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: UK
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Story:
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Story:
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Country: France
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Story:
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Style:
serious, sincere, touching, realistic
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Time:
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Place:
france, europe
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20%
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Country: France
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Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
20%
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Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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