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The Way to Mandalay (2018)
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Original name: Så Længe Jeg Lever
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Denmark
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The Way to Mandalay tells the story of one of Denmark's greatest and most beloved musicians. The film takes us on a journey from Mogenson's childhood to manhood and throughout his career which spanned more than twenty years, first with great success in a popular vocal group and later as a successful solo artist. There is a long period that John Mogensen can never be satisfied and he is confused by what are the things he truely loves and is willing to do everything for. Is it the music, the stage, the fame or his family?
Style:
sincere, touching, melancholic, sentimental, thought provoking, suspenseful
Plot:
husband wife relationship, marital problem, musician, singer, father daughter relationship, marriage, stage fright, party, female nudity, sex scene, alcoholic, hotel, fire, pianist, baptism, bartender, telephone call, piano, drunkenness, underage drinking, nudity, bare chested male, alcoholism, singing, alcohol abuse ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 1960s
Place:
denmark
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, captivating, touching and serious films with plots about musician, singer, biopic, music, musician's life, husband wife relationship and singing mostly in Biography, Drama and Music genres. Some movies like The Way to Mandalay: Dalida (2016), Ragged Life of Juice Leskinen (2018), Back to Black (2024), The Rose of the Rascal (2001), The Music of Silence (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: France
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
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Duration: 105 min.
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Duration: 122 min.
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
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Duration: 102 min.
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Style:
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Time:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
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Duration: 115 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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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
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Duration: 124 min.
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Plot:
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Time:
1950s, 1940s, 70s, 20th century, 60s ...
Place:
kentucky, usa, nashville tennessee, appalachia, washington state
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Country: Finland
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
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Duration: 127 min.
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Style:
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Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: UK, France, Australia, Japan, USA
Duration: 122 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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Place:
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Style:
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captivating
Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK, France, Germany, Canada, USA
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Story:
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Time:
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Story:
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Time:
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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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Style:
factual, realistic, atmospheric, captivating, sad ...
Plot:
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Time:
60s, 20th century, 1950s, year 1985, 50s ...
Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, sincere, emotional, inspirational, dramatic ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
georgia, new york, california, indianapolis indiana, usa ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, serious, touching, controversial, thought provoking ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Sweden
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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