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Tolkien (2019)
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
England, early 20th century. The future writer and philologist John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) and three of his schoolmates create a strong bond between them as they share the same passion for literature and art, a true fellowship that strengthens as they grow up, but the outbreak of World War I threatens to shatter it.
Style:
bleak, suspense, suspenseful, rough, inspirational, retro, atmospheric, touching, feel good, crying ...
Plot:
world war one, teenage boy, orphan, boys' school, male friendship, priest, writers, treasure, friendship, soldier, coming of age, young soldier, friendship between boys, friendship between men, poet, great war, class differences, courage, group of friends, love, school, passion, violence, hospital, poverty ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, year 1914, year 1916, edwardian era, year 2019, year 1937 ...
Place:
oxford university, birmingham alabama, england, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Mystery, Romance, War
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Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
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Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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41%
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Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Style:
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Plot:
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