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Farewell My Concubine (1993)
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Original name: 霸王别姬
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: China, Hong Kong, South Korea
Duration: 171 min.
Story:
Abandoned by his prostitute mother in 1920, Douzi was raised by a theater troupe. There he meets Shitou and over the following years the two develop an act entitled, "Farewell My Concubine," that brings them fame and fortune. When Shitou marries Juxian, Doutzi becomes jealous, the beginnings of the acting duo's explosive breakup and tragic fall take root.
Style:
visually stunning, visual, epic, retro, atmospheric, emotional, realistic, stylized, depressing, controversial ...
Plot:
homosexuality, lgbtq, gays and lesbians, gender bending, theater, suicide, homoerotic friendship, crazy love, cultural revolution, chinese history, sexual abuse, boy, drug addiction, childhood, communism, sex, friendship, actor, desire, gay asian, asian history, transgender, prostitute, love triangle, music ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 1920s, ancient times, 20th century, 70s, 60s ...
Place:
china, tibet, beijing china, asia, japan, taiwan, spain
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, sentimental and sexy films with plots about love and romance, couples, singing, kiss, death, nude and drinking alcohol mostly in Drama, Romance and Music genres. Some movies like Farewell My Concubine: Raise the Red Lantern (1991), Cabaret (1972), Happy Together (1997), To Live (1994), Lan Yu (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
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Audience:
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Place:
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100%
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Country: Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Place:
beijing china, china, asia, hong kong, america ...
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100%
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: China
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Country: China
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
china, asia, shanghai, spain, japan ...
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100%
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, Singapore
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Place:
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Place:
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67%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Japan, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
atmospheric, independent film, contemplative, serious, realistic ...
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: China
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Country: China, France, Japan
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Plot:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: UK, Germany
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Story:
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Country: Denmark
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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sexy, erotic, touching, sentimental, realistic ...
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Italy, Morocco, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
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Style:
sentimental, emotional, sincere, period piece, serious ...
Plot:
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Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, touching, sincere, emotional, visually appealing ...
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los angeles, california, cuba, usa, london ...
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Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
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captivating, sentimental, dramatic, serious, romantic ...
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Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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lgbt, gay, lgbtq, gay interest, gay relationship, aids, making love, glbt, loneliness, self discovery, male male relationship, friendship between men ...
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80s, year 2004, 70s, 60s, 20th century ...
Place:
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19%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Between getting trashed, tripping, blowing guys off and writing songs, Mark falls for Stephen. Fig and Sally put perform Marks songs between casual sex with anyone and everyone. Katie is a few-hit wonder who hit rock-bottom in L.A and returns to New ...
Style:
independent film, emotional, contemplative, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
gay, beach, lgbtq, lgbt, gay interest, nudity, homosexual, gay relationship, aging, midlife crisis, male prostitution, recording studio ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, an artist who was vilified for his homosexuality in Fidel Castro's Cuba.
Style:
atmospheric, bleak, lyrical, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
homosexual, gay, lgbtq, aids, writers, gay latino, childhood, gays and lesbians, poet, novelist, homosexuality, artist ...
Time:
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Place:
cuba, latin america, havana cuba, south america, caribbean ...
Similarity:
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