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Cezanne and I (2016)
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Original name: Cézanne et moi
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
They loved each other with the ardor of thirteen-year-old boys. Rebellion and curiosity, hopes and doubts, girls and dreams of glory – they shared it all. Paul was rich, Emile poor. They went skinny-dipping, drank absinthe, starved, only to overeat. Sketched models by day, caressed them by night... Now, Paul is a painter and Emile a writer. Glory has passed Paul by. But Emile has it all: fame, money, the perfect wife, whom Paul once loved. They judge each other, admire each other, confront each other. They lose touch, meet up again, like a couple who cannot stop loving each other.
Style:
exciting, atmospheric, captivating, realistic, factual, contemplative
Plot:
painter, art, friendship, artist, painting, infidelity, seaside, portrait, novelist, nude painting, end of friendship, writers, success, friends, career, rise to the top, drawing, bourgeoisie, french, frenchman, relationship vs career, art history, train, female nudity, boat ...
Time:
1890s, 19th century, 1870s, 1860s, victorian era, 1880s
Place:
paris france, france, south of france, europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, touching and captivating films with plots about artist, art, painter, artists and showbiz, female nudity, art history and performer's life mostly in Drama, Biography and Romance genres. Some movies like Cezanne and I: The Wolf at the Door (1986), Modigliani (2004), Yves Saint Laurent (2014), Seraphine (2008), At Eternity's Gate (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
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