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Illuminata (1998)
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain, USA, Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
It's the start of the 20th century, and Tuccio, resident playwright of a theatre repertory company offers the owners of the company his new play, "Illuminata". They reject it, saying it's not finished, and intrigue starts that involves influential critic Bevalaqua, theatre star Celimene, young lead actors and other theatre residents
Style:
melancholic, stylized, humorous, witty, intellectual, independent film, clever, realistic, semi serious, artsy ...
Plot:
sex scene, farce, existentialism, art, life philosophy, love and romance, actor's life, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, theater, writer's life, female nudity, oral sex, progress, critic, playwright, gilded age, fall in love, couples, gays and lesbians, showbiz, filmmaking, gender, unfulfillment, couple relations ...
Time:
1900s, year 1998, 20th century, 19th century
Place:
america, new york, usa, new jersey
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, semi serious and independent film films with plots about love and romance, couples, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, fall in love, couple relations and female nudity mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like Illuminata: A Good Day to Be Black & Sexy (2008), The Last Word (2008), Happy End (2003), My Normal (2009), Get Well Soon (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, los angeles
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Duration: 77 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 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:
mumblecore, serious, sincere, touching, realistic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, independent film
Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, touching, witty, sentimental, erotic ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
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Place:
usa, los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
independent film, realistic, semi serious, clever, humorous ...
Plot:
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Place:
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985
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, africa, usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 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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69%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 92 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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Duration: 123 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Place:
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Duration: 119 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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Place:
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53%
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
serious, touching, sentimental, realistic, offbeat ...
Audience:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
gay, lgbtq, sex, gender, porn industry, gay interest, obsession, lgbt, murder, homosexuality, unrequited love, pornographic video ...
Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, los angeles, new york, california, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, captivating, emotional, psychological, sex comedy ...
Plot:
hollywood, artists and showbiz, desire for fame, fall in love, showbiz, filmmaking, fish out of water, actor, audition, producer, disorder, couples ...
Time:
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Place:
los angeles, california, usa, iowa
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Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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