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Verdi (1982)
339
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Italy, France, West Germany, UK, Sweden
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
Giuseppe Verdi was born in 1813 and lived until 1901, his life spanning nearly a century of political turmoil and considerable personal turmoil. This 1982 biographical television miniseries, as seen on PBS's Great Performances, dramatizes the life of this classic Italian composer known for operas including La Traviata, Rigoletto, and Aida and his Requiem.
Style:
emotional, dramatic, reflective, melancholic, historical drama, period drama, nostalgic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
composer, biopic, opera, musician, classical music, performer's life, ambition, legacy, creative process, cleaning, nationalism, patriotism, grief, family tragedy, artist, art, classical composer, historical figure, stage performance
Time:
19th century, 1840s
Place:
italy, milan italy
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out period drama, melancholic, emotional and captivating films and TV series with plots about biopic, musician, classical music, ambition, composer, music and musician's life mostly in Drama, Biography and Music genres. Some movies like Verdi: Wagner (1983), Vertinsky (2021), El Rey, Vicente Fernández (2022), Nicolo Paganini (1982), The American Letters (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
677
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Music
Country: UK, Austria, Hungary
Duration: 300 min.
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A huge panorama of Wagner's life and work, from before the 1848 Revolution, through his exile in Switzerland, his rescue by the besotted King Ludwig II of Bavaria to the final triumph at Bayreuth.
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historical drama, serious, realistic, epic, emotional ...
Plot:
composer, opera, musician, classical music, politics, biopic, singing, singer, orchestra, anarchist, classical composer, anti semitism ...
Time:
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Place:
germany, europe, prussia, switzerland, austria ...
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194
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Russia
Duration: 62 min.
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Biography of the most famous Russian chansonnier of the 20th century. The story of the artist who left Russia in 1919 and returned to the USSR in 1943, in the midst of World War II. Vertinsky lived, sang, and was popular in Constantinople, Paris, ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
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Duration: 52 min.
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Style:
period piece, thrilling, captivating, emotional, dramatic ...
Plot:
musician, music, life, career, cultural icon, biopic, legacy, historical character, historical figure, singer, musician's life, lifestyle ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 60s
Place:
mexico, colombia, latin america
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Soviet Union, Bulgaria
Duration: 256 min.
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Biopic about Niccolo Paganini. He receives training from his father in early childhood. The best teachers of Parma are unable to give him more, so Paganini turns to a daily 15 hours of rigorous self-training. He makes sensational concert tours in ...
Style:
period piece, period drama
Plot:
composer, classical music, biopic, musician, obsession, legacy, sacrifice, gambling, father son relationship, dancing, redemption, isolation ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s
Place:
paris france, europe, london, vienna
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Genre: Biography, Music, Romance
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Bio-pic about Czech composer Antonin Dvoraák at the height of his career. Dvorák learns that his love and lifelong muse is ill and must return to her side.
Style:
melancholic, dramatic, emotional, historical romance, period drama
Plot:
composer, love triangle, czech history, classical music, biopic, character study, muse, sacrifice, getting home, moral dilemma, family drama, illness ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Mexico, Colombia
Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
biopic, songwriter, legacy, resilience, historical character, musician, musician's life, singer, price of fame, rising to stardom, historical figure, life ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 60s
Place:
mexico, latin america
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Music, Romance
Country: Hungary, Soviet Union
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic, emotional, period piece, period drama
Plot:
composer, passion, biopic, piano, classical music, musician, aristocracy, wooing, melancholy, infidelity, royalty, family drama ...
Time:
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Place:
russia, hungary, soviet union, paris france, ussr
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56%
180
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Between comings and goings in time, over 8 decades, the story of a poor country girl who fulfills the dream of becoming a great star, always in search of her truth.
Style:
dramatic, captivating, entertaining, exciting, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
sao paulo brazil
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55%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
costume drama, dramatic, melancholic, educational, period drama ...
Plot:
biopic, charles dickens, writers, debt, ambition, class conflict, child labor, poverty, social realism, mental illness, marriage, nostalgia ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1800s, 1830s, 1860s
Place:
london, england
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Follows the biopic of Vicente Fernández, the indisputable king of traditional Mexican ranchera music.
Style:
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Plot:
biopic, family relations, musician, lifestyle, singer, social problems, life is a bitch, singing, musician's life, music, ambition, passion ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
The life and death of the legendary Ludwig van Beethoven. Beside all the work he is known for, the composer once wrote a famous love letter to a nameless beloved and the movie tries to find out who this beloved was. Not easy as Beethoven has had ...
Style:
emotional, visually stunning, visual, dramatic, touching ...
Plot:
composer, biopic, classical music, music, musician, classical composer, artist, art, deafness, true love, beethoven, piano ...
Time:
19th century, 18th century, regency period, 1820s, ancient times ...
Place:
austria, europe, hungary
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51%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Mexico
TV show
Story:
Miniseries that follow the life and career of Mexican actor, comedian and producer Roberto Gómez Bolaños, known for being the creator of El Chavo del 8, El Chapulín Colorado and Chespirito.
Style:
historical drama, sketch comedy, emotional, inspirational, reflective ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
biopic, showbiz, cultural icon, legacy, nostalgia, behind the scenes, fan, creative process, childhood, satire, historical figure, mexican history ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
mexico city, latin america, mexico
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50%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Dramatized biography of the Brontë sisters Charlotte, Anne and Emily.
Style:
costume drama, atmospheric, melancholic, educational, period drama ...
Plot:
writers, biopic, character study, sisterhood, isolation, sisters, creative process, literary, adaptation, romanticism, inheritance, sibling rivalry ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Musical
Country: Soviet Union, East Germany, Cuba, France, UK
Duration: 155 min.
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Story:
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Style:
inspirational, poignant, melancholic, period drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
paris france, london, russia
Similarity:
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705
Genre: Drama, History, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
British filmmaker Simon Cellan Jones directs the BBC drama Eroica, starring Ian Hart as Ludwig van Beethoven. Shot on digital video, this TV film depicts the first performance of Beethoven's Third Symphony, June 9th, 1804, in Vienna, Austria. ...
Style:
historical drama, captivating, psychological, disturbing, period piece ...
Plot:
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Time:
victorian era
Place:
vienna
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Country: Egypt
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
The series tells the story of the late artist Abdel Halim Hafez, both on a personal and professional level, starting from his early life and the stories of his artistic successes, until he became one of the most prominent singing stars.
Style:
emotional, inspirational, costume drama, dramatic, melancholic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
biopic, fame, showbiz, music industry, legacy, family drama, tragedy, rivalry, friendship, tragic hero, conflict, family relations ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
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Similarity:
42%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A docudrama about four weeks in the life of famous Czech composer Antonin Dvorak. The drama - filled with many of Dvorak's compositions - begins when the composer suddenly decides to cut a concert in London and return home. While on the train, ...
Style:
emotional, reflective, dramatic, art house, period drama
Plot:
composer, biopic, classical music, flashback, inspiration, nostalgia, melancholy, musical performance, orchestra, creative process, memory, violinist ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
42%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: UK, Germany, Hungary
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A fictionalised exploration of Beethoven's life in his final days working on his Ninth Symphony. It is 1824. Beethoven is racing to finish his new symphony. However, it has been years since his last success and he is plagued by deafness, ...
Style:
period piece, captivating, realistic, touching, serious ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
composer, classical music, musician, horse, mute or deaf, artist, music, biopic, musician's life, contests and competitions, love and romance, obsession ...
Time:
19th century, 1820s, ancient times, 1800s, year 2006 ...
Place:
germany, austria, europe, vienna
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
TV show
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NHK's 102nd morning drama depicts the life of a famous composer. Koyama Yuichi with his wife Oto. They meet each other through music and overcome hardships together. Yuichi composes songs that became "Yells" for people all over Japan ...
Style:
historical drama, satirical, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
composer, marriage, biopic, husband wife relationship, perseverance, love story, relationships, male female relationship, love interest, couples, historical figure, couple relations ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s, 1930s, 1920s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Sweden
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, semi autobiographical, psychological, captivating, thought provoking ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
pop music, music industry, celebrity, musician, biopic, musician's life, social problems, life, music, historical figure, lifestyle, rise and fall ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
stockholm sweden, scandinavia, eastern europe
Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
The movie is about the legendary Turkish "soul singer" Müslüm Gürses. Born into a poor family, Muslum found his redemption in music from the initial trauma that lingered over his musical and personal life as internalizing the grief. He ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, melancholic, dark, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
singer, tragic past, dysfunctional family, biopic, childhood trauma, redemption, grief, family tragedy, historical character, life is a bitch, celebrity, musician ...
Time:
60s, 70s
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
It is 1945. Enrico Piaggio’s Pontedera factory is in ruins and the 12,000 people who worked there are condemned to unemployment and misery. Piaggio feels the enormous responsibility resting on his shoulders: the lives of so many families depend on ...
Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
An anthology of sweeping true love stories that captured the world’s attention.
Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, captivating, realistic, melancholic, touching ...
Plot:
classical music, ambition, musician's life, music, artists and showbiz, unfulfillment, sexual relations, violinist, composer, father son relationship, husband wife relationship, death of protagonist ...
Time:
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Place:
europe, italy, venice
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 306 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
historical drama, dramatic, serious, intense, educational ...
Plot:
british raj, biopic, decolonization, leadership, diplomacy, political intrigue, royalty, bureaucracy, moral ambiguity
Time:
1940s, edwardian era, post world war two
Place:
india, united kingdom, pakistan
Similarity:
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Romania
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
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Style:
inspirational, emotional, dramatic, historical drama, intense ...
Plot:
biopic, world war two, classical music, orchestra, exile, train conductor, legacy, ambition, survival, resilience, rise and fall, perseverance ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
germany, romania
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
period piece, historical drama, family saga, dramatic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
based on real people, legacy, inheritance, ambition, dynasty, class conflict, betrayal, loyalty, family secret, entrepreneurship, city life, industrialization ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1860s
Place:
dublin ireland, new york
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Music, Romance
Country: Norway, UK, Canada, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Greece
TV show
Story:
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Style:
melancholic, emotional, art house, period drama, soulful
Plot:
biopic, songwriter, relationships, intimate, bittersweet, longing, character study, loneliness, self discovery, poetry, young love, bohemian ...
Time:
60s
Place:
montreal, greece
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Music
Country: West Germany, Italy
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
europe, germany
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36%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: France
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Werther loves Charlotte, but she promised her mother on her deathbed that she would marry Albert. After the marriage Charlotte suggests that Werther should travel - but not forget her. In addition to the singing and orchestral accompaniment, the ...
Style:
romantic, dramatic, emotional, poignant, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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