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LUMA (2015)
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Original name: Luma
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The young, pregnant housewife Jennifer- nickname LUMA- meets the self confident, bisexual Christiane. Their friendship develops up to an vehement love affair, which is driving Luma into an turmoil of emotions. Raised up under catholic influence, she is torn between the life her husband Georg and the new fascinating experience, she is going through with Christiane. Luma is under raising pressure, to come to an final decision about her future.
Style:
psychological, sexy, touching, suspense, contemplative, independent film, atmospheric, bleak, art house, moody ...
Plot:
bisexual, female friendship, lesbian, love, friendship, homosexual, chaos, husband wife relationship, tenderness, pregnancy, female protagonist, sexual awakening, forbidden love, love triangle, taboo, self discovery, catholicism, guilt, identity crisis, religious conflict, character study, domestic drama, infidelity, illicit affair, lgbt ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, melancholic, touching and captivating films with plots about female protagonist, lesbian, self discovery, female nudity, female friendship, friendship and love mostly in Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like LUMA: An Unusual Affair (2002), Heide M. (2001), Die Konkurrentin (1997), Take a Deep Breath (2004), The Women's Room (1980). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Jochen Wenzel, a young teacher, married with two kids, one day surprisingly falls in love with a young male colleague, Tom Leuthner and they begin an unusual affair (= "Eine aussergewöhnliche Affäre"). While Ina, Jochen's wife, ...
Style:
sincere, touching, suspense, captivating, queer cinema
Plot:
gay, lgbt, gay lead character, gay husband, love triangle, husband wife relationship, gay father, fall in love, extramarital affair, infidelity, adultery, bisexual ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 50 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Serbia and Montenegro
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic drama
Plot:
lgbtq, lesbian, lgbt, lesbian relationship, female protagonist, lesbian romance, family drama, car accident, female friendship, family secret, love triangle, betrayal ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Salomé, a young lady from the province, is one of the many girls who cheers Lisbon ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, atmospheric, bleak ...
Plot:
religion, female protagonist, miraculous event, religious faith, belief in god, faith, christian faith, religious, moral ambiguity, female exploitation, prostitution, character study ...
Time:
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Place:
portugal
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66%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: Australia
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A young woman living in the South Korean town of Paju recalls the last 8 years of her life, since a young man on the lam escaped to it from Seoul and married her older sister.
Style:
touching, serious, atmospheric, realistic, art house ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Mexico
Duration: 62 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, semi serious, touching, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
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Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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264
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Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Norway, Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, contemplative, realistic, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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