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The Black Book (2018)
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Original name: Le Cahier noir
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Portugal, France
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
The story of the adventures, in the twilight of the eighteenth century, of a singular couple formed by a little orphan with mysterious origins and his young Italian nurse of a similarly uncertain birth. They lead us in their wake, from Rome to Paris, from Lisbon to London, from Parma to Venice. Always followed in the shadows, for obscure reasons, by a suspicious-looking Calabrian and a troubling cardinal, they make us explore the dark intrigues of the Vatican, the pangs of a fatal passion, a gruesome duel, banter at the court of Versailles and the convulsions of the French Revolution.
Plot:
napoleon bonaparte, sea, french revolution, vatican, cardinal the priest, female nudity, sex scene, cemetery, male nudity, orphan, bare breasts, duel, card playing, poisoned, nudity, voice over narration, bare chested male, boat, grave, horse, death, illness, singing, blood, nude ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era
Place:
versailles, lisbon portugal, paris france, london, venice
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, sexy, erotic and captivating films with plots about female nudity, nudity, bare breasts, nude, sex scene, male nudity and kiss mostly in Drama, Romance and History genres. Some movies like The Black Book: Curiosa (2019), Casanova, Last Love (2019), Farewell, My Queen (2012), Emma Hamilton (1968), Lost Illusions (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
erotica, bohemian life, strong sexual content, cheating wife, nudity, cuckold, female nudity, adultery, love triangle, horny wife, sexual tension, husband wife estrangement ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: France, Belgium, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, suspenseful, touching, realistic, fairy tale ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, stylized, costume drama, period piece, erotic ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
royal court, royal family, master and servant, french revolution, female pubic hair, monarchy, lady in waiting, lesbian, lesbian subtext, lgbt, queen, king ...
Time:
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Place:
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Country: Italy, West Germany, France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
erotic, romantic drama, historical romance, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
lesbianism, female nudity, lesbian, napoleonic wars, social climbing, biopic, female protagonist, tragic love, scandal, aristocracy, tragedy, ambassador ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
Taking place between the years 1837 and 1843, Balzac’s classic novel focuses on the young poet Lucien de Rubempré, who leaves Angouleme for Paris in the pursuit of becoming an author.
Style:
costume drama, atmospheric, touching, realistic, talky ...
Plot:
theater, sex scene, female nudity, ambition, media manipulation, hashish, poet, male nudity, death, infidelity, nudity, dandy ...
Time:
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Place:
paris france, france
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In pre-Revolutionary France, a young aristocratic woman left penniless by the political unrest in the country, must avenge her family's fall from grace by scheming to steal a priceless necklace.
Style:
period piece, costume drama, epic, factual, atmospheric ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france, paris france, europe, versailles, england
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34%
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Japan, France
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Oscar François de Jarjayes was born female, but her father insisted she be raised as a boy as he had no sons. She becomes the captain of the guards at Versailles under King Louis XVI and Marie Antonette. Her privileged, noble life comes under fire ...
Style:
art house
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
versailles, france
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Hungary, Germany, Italy, France
Duration: 169 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, captivating, art house, weird
Plot:
cheating girlfriend, cheating wife, female nudity, sex scene, adultery, male female relationship, unfaithful wife, infidelity, unfulfilled love, family problems, dispute, family relations ...
Time:
1920s
Place:
hamburg germany
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30%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Iraq
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A young couple whose relationship is challenged when the husband is rendered impotent after being shot at the front.
Plot:
male nudity, female nudity, impotent husband, kurd, naked breasts, male pubic hair, bare chested male, che guevara, bare breasts, wounded, nudity, cutting down a tree ...
Place:
kurdistan
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29%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, factual, captivating, tense, political
Plot:
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Time:
18th century, 1780s, georgian era
Place:
france, paris france, versailles
Similarity:
28%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Sergio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most treacherous mission of his career.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, atmospheric, emotional, independent film, realistic
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Italy, France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, emotional, psychological, touching, romantic
Plot:
male nudity, young lovers, sex scene, beach, love, female nudity, dancing, flashback, love and romance, couple relations, love interest, couples ...
Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK
Duration: 120 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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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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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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Story:
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Style:
independent film
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: France
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Story:
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Style:
sexy, erotic, captivating, sincere, suspense ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, erotic, sexual, erotic drama, independent film ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france, paris france, europe
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Country: France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
paris france
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24%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
erotic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
nudity, female pubic hair, lesbian sex, lesbian, female nudity, striptease, sex scene, prostitute, cheating wife, female masturbation, erotica, voyeur ...
Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: France
Duration: 97 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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Duration: 129 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, realistic, atmospheric, disturbing, sensitive ...
Plot:
french revolution, master and servant, politics, nobility, duchess, friendship, battles, rebelliousness, society, political unrest, state affairs, conspiracy ...
Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
paris france
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Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
romania
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22%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France, Portugal, Spain, Germany
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, disturbing, suspense, avant garde, hot ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
peeping, perversion, sadism, zoophilia, debauchery, lechery, sexual pleasure, bare breasts, blasphemy, exile, female nudity, voyeurism ...
Time:
18th century, 1770s, georgian era
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, romantic, sensual, touching, captivating ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
korea
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21%
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
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Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexual, novela, realistic, serious, offbeat ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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21%
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Country: France, Germany, UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, realistic, serious, period piece, costume drama ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france
Similarity:
21%
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