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Complete Works (2014)
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Complete Works (2014)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
TV show
Story: Comedy series set in the world of a collegiate Shakespeare competition. Hal, a Shakespeare-obsessed Midwesterner, makes it to the finals only to discover that the road to victory is often paved with douchebag-ery.
Style: humorous, realistic, not serious, captivating, independent film
Plot: underdog, theater, shakespeare, actor's life, rivalry, artists and showbiz, hopes, passionate interest, competition, actor, college, socially awkward, performance art, obsession, personal growth, satire, irreverent, coming of age, campus, friendship, small town, identity, deadpan, geek, agnostic ...
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: italy, europe

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Hollywood Acting Studio (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
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