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Walking a Tightrope (1991)
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Original name: Les Équilibristes
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Marcel Spadice is a famous writer with a criminal background and a penchant for handsome men. From time to time, he induces an attractive female admirer to arrange for him to be introduced to nice, talented young men who happen to be sufficiently handsome to interest him. At other times, the endless effort to woo these men (who are most often heterosexual) grows wearying, and he goes to the train station to pick up soldiers looking for some easy money and a night's lodging. In this film, the writer has grown enamored with a young circus laborer who wants to move up in the world, literally, by becoming a tightrope walker. Marcel cadges an introduction, and for a time sponsors the young man's training. However, when the boy suffers an accident which renders him unfit for his chosen vocation, Marcel loses interest in him and takes up with another young man.
Style:
tragic ending
Plot:
gay, homosexual, gay interest, lgbt, accident, chaos, fate, gay subtext, writers, soldier, circus, racism, restaurant, arab, tightrope walker, french police, elephant, fame, worker, jail, train station, police inspector, police violence, older man younger man relationship, protege ...
Place:
france, algeria, paris france
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
philadelphia, usa
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Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, West Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
tragic ending, melancholic, emotional, intense, art house ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, homosexuality, unrequited love, midlife crisis, teacher student relationship, bittersweet, literary, forbidden love, tragic romance, obsession, love ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Morocco, Belgium, Denmark
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
middle east
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80%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Hungary
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, queer cinema
Plot:
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72%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
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Style:
atmospheric, captivating, sincere, emotional, touching ...
Plot:
gay, gay relationship, aids, lgbtq, older man younger man relationship, gay cruising, lgbt, gay father, gay sex, forbidden love, desire, love ...
Time:
year 1993, 90s
Place:
paris france, brittany, france
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67%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Collection of six short films from director Ohm Phanphiroj. Includes his acclaimed "Desire" trilogy (The Deaf Boy's Disease, The Space Between Us, and The Last Kiss) as well as three self-starring documentary films (Journey, The ...
Style:
sexy, sincere, melancholic, romantic, contemplative ...
Plot:
gay interest, gay, gay couple, gay relationship, lgbt, gay sex, homosexual, gay lead character, deaf, love and romance, teenager, gays and lesbians ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating, depressing, gay cinema, loving
Plot:
gay interest, gay relationship, male nudity, gay, secret relationship, 17 year old, teenage boy, male pubic hair, first love, forbidden love, writers, young lovers ...
Time:
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Place:
france
Similarity:
54%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium, Tunisia
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexual, lgbt cinema, realistic, serious, touching ...
Plot:
gay, arab, gay love, gay interest, love and romance, couples, gays and lesbians, lgbt, homecoming, gay slur, happy ending, society ...
Time:
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Place:
tunisia, africa, south africa, france, paris france ...
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54%
182
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, dramatic, entertaining, sentimental
Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
52%
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Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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49%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
dramatic, exciting, captivating, serious, independent film ...
Plot:
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Place:
paris france
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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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:
france, paris france, europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 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:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, lgbt cinema, realistic, serious, touching ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
2000s, 90s
Place:
france, europe, paris france
Similarity:
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966
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
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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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Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france, paris france
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43%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
road movie, touching, heartbreaking, depressing, tear jerker ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
gay, gay couple, lgbt, lgbtq, gay interest, gay relationship, homosexual, dementia, road trip, family bonds, love, piano ...
Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 76 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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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:
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Country: Namibia
Duration: 62 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
lgbt, gay, gay interest, gay relationship, closeted gay, closeted homosexual, gay slur, gay subtext, male homosexuality, secret, discrimination, gay lead character ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: UK, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Style:
lgbt cinema, erotic, realistic, contemplative, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, sentimental, humorous, touching, romantic ...
Plot:
lgbt, gay, gay interest, youth, self discovery, friendship, teenage life, couples, sexual relations, closeted homosexual, gay love, introspection ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, lgbt cinema, captivating, sincere ...
Plot:
closeted gay, gay relationship, gay interest, gay, older man younger man relationship, true love, couples, lgbt, gays and lesbians, unlikely couple, haunted by the past, love and romance ...
Time:
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Place:
france, paris france
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