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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: West Germany, Austria
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Film of the opera Cavalleria Rusticana conducted by Herbert von Karajan.
Style:
tragic ending, sentimental, period drama
Plot:
opera, jealousy, classical music, italian opera, revenge, passion, betrayal, love triangle, choir, adultery, honor, village life ...
Time:
19th century
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Miss Julie has power over Jean because she's an aristocrat but he has power over her because he's a man. On Midsummer Eve this power battle turns to love which is consummated. But as each one battles for power, Jean convinces Miss Julie ...
Style:
tense, tragic ending, art house, period drama
Plot:
class conflict, sexual tension, forbidden romance, gender roles, tragedy, manipulation, character study, suicide, claustrophobia, literary, moral ambiguity, obsession ...
Time:
19th century
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
Riley, a cryptozoology fanatic, and her Sister Rebecca want to increase the popularity of their conspiracy channel. They decide to hire a local controversial hunter to aid them in the search of a supposed werewolf roaming the forest of their little ...
Style:
tragic ending, creepy, suspense, mockumentary, satanic ...
Plot:
found footage, cryptozoology, investigation, disappearance, forest, hunted, paranormal, isolation, urban legend, creature feature, obsession, survival ...
Place:
chicago
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Genre: Drama
Country: Indonesia
Story:
A friendship of two young girls, Tina and Nadya, who have fallen into dark professions. Friendships often come at a heavy price and end in tragic death, just when they want to change the course of their lives.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
violence, female friendship, life is a bitch, teenage life, teenager, teenage girl, family problems, money problems, juvenile delinquency, social problems, society, teenage protagonist ...
Place:
indonesia
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
The complete version of Verdi's Otello performed by Placido Domingo and Kiri Te Kanawa, at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Gala Performance in honour of Sir Georg Solti's 80th birthday.. 27 October 1992. BBC 2 Television live relay.
Style:
tragic ending, costume drama, concert film
Plot:
opera, shakespeare's othello, jealousy, betrayal, classical music, manipulation, live performance, tribute, choir, military, dancing, elite ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Slovakia
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A captivating story of Babika, a woman who experienced in life with full of passion, cruelty of fate and unbridled love. Set in a secluded apricot orchard in southern Slovakia, the film draws you into a whirlwind passion of three men- two are ...
Style:
romantic drama, tragic ending, sensual, art house, period piece
Plot:
love triangle, female protagonist, strong female lead, passion, jealousy, longing, family conflict, tragedy, fate, obsession, loss, isolation ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 173 min.
TV show
Story:
In order to be together, lovers Therese and Laurent plot to kill Therese's husband, Camille, but find themselves haunted by their deeds and Madame Raquin's silent judgment.
Style:
tragic ending, intense, grim, erotic, period piece ...
Plot:
adultery, murder, guilt, obsession, love triangle, jealousy, psychological torment, adaptation, domestic drama, character study, passion, lust ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
paris france, france
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Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
An aged man falls in love with a woman refugee from Western Armenia. When his beloved dies because of his daughters, in a fury he destroys his only treasure - apple garden.
Style:
bleak, poignant, tragic ending
Plot:
grief, loss, mourning, tragedy, guilt, rage, aging, family conflict, bittersweet, refugee, memory, nostalgia ...
Place:
armenia
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
Story:
Set in 18th Century Italy, RAPPACCINI'S DAUGHTER is the tale of a young scholar named Giovanni (Kristoffer Tabori) who falls in love with a beautiful, yet forbidden, girl who tends her father's poison garden. However, the strange and ...
Style:
gothic, tragic ending, psychological, atmospheric, melancholic ...
Plot:
tragic love, forbidden love, literary, arrogance, mad scientist, sacrifice, obsession, ethical dilemma, macabre, haunting, isolation, slow burn ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
italy
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Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Inspired by the real life events of Mathias Kneißl, a marginal man, son of poor farmers from Bavaria, in the late XIX Century. Mathias stole from the riches to give to the poor, becoming a hero for the rural people, and a popular social rebel. He ...
Style:
historical drama, tragic ending, period piece, melancholic, bleak ...
Plot:
biopic, outlaw, manhunt, social commentary, class conflict, folk hero, poverty, social injustice, moral ambiguity, heroism, anti establishment, defiant ...
Time:
19th century, 1900s, 20th century
Place:
bavaria
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
No movie overview is available.
Style:
gothic, psychological, tragic ending, melancholic, period piece ...
Plot:
corruption, portrait, obsession, literary, supernatural, vanity, secret life, guilt, identity, decadence, character study, seduction ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
A prank that starts with a group of college students creating a fictitious person so they can get a credit card develops into a plot that leaves three of them dead.
Style:
suspense, tragic ending, tense, crime drama, period piece ...
Plot:
murder, credit card fraud, university, campus, computer hacking, prank gone wrong, college student, identity theft, elevator, investigation, whodunit, cat and mouse ...
Time:
70s
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Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
no overview.
Style:
tragic ending, melancholic, bleak, noir, period piece ...
Plot:
infidelity, addiction, alcoholism, betrayal of trust, anti hero, manipulation, revenge, seduction, jealousy, sexploitation, female antagonist, obsession ...
Time:
70s
Place:
west germany
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Genre: Action, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
To avoid getting into an unwanted marriage, Mynaa escapes with her childhood love, Suruli, and plans to marry him. Along the way, they face many problems and fate has something drastic in store.
Style:
emotional, captivating, suspenseful, tense, entertaining ...
Plot:
village, escape, prison escape, jailed, young girl, imprisoned, rural setting, prison, young woman, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, young lovers, forbidden love ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Linda is a teenage girl whose own insecurities and frustrations lead her to viciously act out against others. By inviting Linda‘s boyfriend to her birthday party, Susanne unknowingly sets off a chain of horrific events. Is Linda a product of ...
Style:
psychological thriller, dark drama, intense, tragic ending, psychological horror ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
cruelty, bullying, murder, brutality, victimization, peer pressure, revenge, social commentary, school, jealousy, moral ambiguity, teenage angst ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Brazil
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The film tells the story of the energetic and pulsating singer Elis Regina since her arrival in Rio de Janeiro at age 19 until her tragic and early death. Despite all the difficulties, success comes fulminant and the life of Elis Regina gained ...
Style:
tragic ending, dramatic, intense, emotional, period drama
Plot:
biopic, singer, career, legacy, celebrity, tragedy, female protagonist, cultural icon, music industry, tribute, showbiz, addiction ...
Time:
60s, 70s
Place:
rio de janeiro
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Mit seiner pedantischen und verklemmten Art trieb Leonhard (Tobias Moretti) einst seine Gattin Marlene (Barbara Auer) geradewegs in die Arme seines besten Freundes Jan (Ulrich Thomsen). Nur mit Mühe gelang es dem Trio danach, die gemeinsame ...
Style:
tragic ending, romantic drama, bleak, realistic
Plot:
suicide, alcoholism, family drama, domestic drama, self destructing, family conflict, affair, marriage, infidelity, female protagonist, tragedy, character study ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Blood, Sweat and Tears is a story about the life of Andre Hazes, a Dutch popular singer. It shows three crucial phases in the life of Hazes: his youth (in the 1960s), his breakthrough (1980s) and the last year of his life (early 2000s).
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, emotional, contemplative ...
Plot:
biopic, singer, musician's life, ambition, rising to stardom, artists and showbiz, music, cultural icon, music industry, portrait, pop music, family drama ...
Time:
80s, 60s, 70s, 2000s, 20th century ...
Place:
netherlands, amsterdam, holland
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Africa, Iceland
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
After engaging in an illicit affair with one of his pupils, teacher Parker Sithole spirals into an abyss of obsession that eventually turns to murder. A cinephile's passionate homage to classic film noir, Of Good Report is a serial killer ...
Style:
psychological thriller, disturbing, psychological, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
teacher, school, forbidden love, sexual tension, obsession, teacher student relationship, murder, forbidden romance, problem, love story, love affair, couples ...
Place:
africa, south africa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Musical, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A street level drug supplier falls in love with a college student. Despite avoiding him at first, the girl later uses him for her own benefit by acting of being in love with him. Later she falls in love with another boy but still can't break ...
Style:
romantic drama, captivating, thrilling, psychological, tragic ending ...
Plot:
love triangle, student, fall in love, romantic triangle, love affair, love interest, couple relations, in love, gang, criminal gang, bandit, relationship problems ...
Place:
bangladesh
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Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Feature film
Style:
bleak, melancholic, tragic ending, intense, art house ...
Plot:
poverty, hopelessness, drug addiction, pain, desperation, prostitution, illness, isolation, alienation, self destructing, character study, sacrifice ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
What if you knew you were going to die tomorrow? How would you spend your last day? Well Amber and Jade do know because they plan to kill themselves and record their last 24 hours. Haunted by the untimely death of her mother Maria and the searing ...
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, serious, realistic, psychological ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
suicide, teenage girl, life is a bitch, choice, depression, teen angst, teen suicide, abusive parent, child abuse, mother issues, hiv positive, videotaping ...
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Genre: Romance
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Tej, a youngster who's highly attached to his family, is banished from his home by his uncle. He then finds himself in London, where he falls in love with Nandini. After long pursuit, he manages to win over her heart, but before she could even ...
Style:
romantic, captivating, tear jerker, emotional, tragic ending ...
Plot:
love story, tragedy, family bonds, love and romance, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, in love, fall in love, tragic love, couple relations, male female relationship, romantic relationship, relationships ...
Place:
london
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Being Dead The film adaptation of Jim Crace's award-winning novel that follows a mid-life couple's effort to rekindle their marriage by traveling back to the place where they fell in love -- only to arrive at the point of their sudden ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, tragic ending, reflective ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
mortality, death, marital crisis, troubled marriage, marital problem, marriage, married couple, unhappy marriage, literary, fatal accident, sudden death, loss ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: China
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Ming Emperor Chongzhen 1642 CE and General Chaunting plan to defend Kaifeng and prevent the Dynasty's fall. The army faces many problems and an epidemic. Healer Youke treats with a new method found relevant even in today's SARS outbreak.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, tense, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
epidemic, army, ming dynasty, chinese history, army general, medieval, emperor, combat, war, protector, protection, empire ...
Time:
17th century
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
One summer night, Cha-kyung dies in a car accident, leaving her boyfriend Hyuk-geun behind in the greatest sorrow. One year since she died, Hyuk-geun is still waiting for Cha-kyung to come back. Denying the reality, Hyuk-geun builds a fantasy in his ...
Style:
psychological, emotional, melancholic, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
mental disorder, longing, tragic romance, grief, loss, love story, male female relationship, relationships, problem, imaginary character, relationship problems, imaginary friend ...
Place:
korea
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Genre: Biography
Country: Canada
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Born into a modest family, Gerry Boulet found fame with the Québec rock group Offenbach. After a life of drug and alcohol abuse and a great love story, Gerry died of cancer in 1990.
Style:
captivating, tragic ending, emotional, melancholic, period piece
Audience:
adult
Plot:
biopic, rock star, rock singer, vocalist, cancer, rock musician, substance abuse, musician, music, rock music, singer, musician's life ...
Time:
80s, 70s, year 1990
Place:
quebec, montreal
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Switzerland, Iraq
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Cruel politics and intensive love. Najla (N) has just finished her medical studies in Rome. Sherko (S) conceals sick and injured partisans. Mokhtar (M) belongs to the dictator's police. S and M love N, N loves S. When she gets a letter from S ...
Style:
tragic ending, bleak, art house, islamic, political drama
Plot:
political oppression, police station, love triangle, sacrifice, female protagonist, war crime, moral ambiguity, martyrdom, underground movement, love, torture, self sacrifice ...
Place:
iraq
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Park Kyung-won, who aspired to become a pilot since a young age, enrolls at an aviation academy in Japan. There she meets a charming exchange student from Korea who she is destined to be with.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, tragic ending, dramatic, melancholic ...
Plot:
female pilot, female protagonist, ambition, aviation, japanese occupation of korea, flying, biopic, aviator, relationships, air disaster, life, heroine ...
Place:
korea, japan, tokyo
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
A heartbreaking tale of a poor yet honest young man as lies, conspiracies and a horrible betrayal by his rich and influential employer leads his life towards uncertainty.
Style:
poignant, heartbreaking, emotional, tragic ending, melancholic ...
Plot:
love story, village life, class conflict, social injustice, betrayal, class struggle, moral dilemma, social realism, feudalism, island, wrongful imprisonment, poverty ...
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