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Plot Summary:
After many years of rambling across Europe the aging Giacomo Casanova is impoverished. He wants to return to the Republic of Venice but he doesn't dare going there directly because he was a fugitive when he left. While he tries to find a way to get a pardon he meets a young lady named Marcelina. The more he shows his affection, the more ostentatiously she rejects him. Even so he doesn't give up on her because her lover Lorenzo has grave gaming debts. In return for the required money Lorenzo tells Casanova about a looming secret rendezvous with Marcelina. Moreover he lets Casanova take his place. Undercover of the night Casanova finally seduces her. Lorenzo later feels his honor was besmirched and demands satisfaction. Casanova kills him in a duel and then goes home to Venice.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 567
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: costume drama
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La guerre dans le Haut Pays (1998)
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La Guerre Dans le Haut Pays is a period piece set in the winter of 1797-98, during the six days leading up to the fall of Bern and the victory of Napoleon's army, when the Bern government is faced with mixed loyalties from its subjects. The population of the lower valley is divided, but the upper region remains loyal, since they have been given special autonomy and a favorable system of taxation. David, a postman, works between the two regions. His father, who is a hard-line conservative, does not approve of his relationship with Julie, who is from the lower part of the valley. Julie's father, on the other hand, is more open to the new ideas of liberation. As a result of his work, David is exposed to new ideas and becomes a believer in equality and justice.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 105
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Switzerland, France, Belgium
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: independent film, period piece
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Casanova (1987)
Plot Summary:
TV Movie version of the story of Giacomo Casanova, the famous eighteenth century womanizer.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 350
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK, Italy, West Germany, USA
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, fairy tale
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Waiting for Bojangles (2021)
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In front of their little boy, Camille and Georges dance on their favorite song "Mr Bojangles". With them, there is only place for fun and fantasy. The one who shows the way is the mother, an unpredictable wisp. She leads them into a whirlwind of poetry so that the party continues again and again, no matter what happens. Mad love has never lived up to its name so well.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 124 min
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Candide adventurous, seductive Dany goes astray despite herself in dark and comical adventures of a sexual nature via moult meetings hitchhiking. A butterfly hunter, a couple libertine fan of the whip, a sex maniac hearse driver, a dangerous madman that confuses women and sheep, a gangster duo, a transvestite singer, none resist the beauty and innocence Dany the wheel model.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 94
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: erotic, sex comedy
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The Girl on a Motorcycle (1968)
Plot Summary:
Newly-married Rebecca leaves her husband's Alsatian bed on her prized motorbike - symbol of freedom and escape - to visit her lover in Heidelberg. En route she indulges in psychedelic reveries as she relives her changing relationship with the two men.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: sexy, erotic, psychedelic, art house, grindhouse, cult classic, atmospheric, serious, realistic, sexual
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Where the Grass Is Greener (2008)
Plot Summary:
A romantic comedy about an unemployed young woman from East Germany who ends up taking a summer job in the Swiss Alps and has to contend with stubborn cows, an amorous dairyman and illegal workers from the Balkans after a German passport.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 85
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 97 min
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Some Like It Cool (1977)
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While hiding from the royal authorities, Jacomo Casanova, the famous romancer, encounters his look-alike: Jacomino, a fugitive petty con man. Meanwhile, the Arabian Caliph and his wife are arriving in Venice for a state visit, and she insists on a night with the legendary lover. Through a series of erotic encounters and mistaken-identity comedies, Jacomo and Jacomino make their way back to Venice for their appointment with the Caliph's wife.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 479
Genere: Comedy
Country: Austria, France, Italy
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: erotic, sex comedy, fairy tale, sensual
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From the director of Marius et Jeannette, this story of two working-class families is a fable with an optimist streak. A young black man, Francois, is wrongly accused of rape by a racist policeman. The story is told in voiceover by his childhood friend, neighbor, and the mother of his future child, Clementine, who is white. The city is Marseilles as in the previous film, symbolic with its churches, prisons and ruins. Except in this film, director Robert Guediguian also ventures outside, taking the story to Sarajevo; two different cities, one devastated by war, the other by a bad economy and unemployment. A la Place du coeur won a Special Jury Prize at the 1998 San Sebastian Film Festival and was also shown at the 1998 Toronto Film Festival and the 1998 Montreal Film Festival.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 382
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 113 min
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Lover (1992)
Plot Summary:
Marie lives with Antoine, but while he is away she meets Paul, a filmmaker visiting from Canada.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 234
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 99 min
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Other People's Children (2022)
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Rachel loves her life, her students, her friends, her ex, her guitar lessons. When she falls in love with Ali, she grows close to his 4-year-old daughter, Leila. She tucks her in, looks after her, and loves her like a mother... which she isn’t. Not yet. Rachel is 40. The desire for a family of her own is growing stronger, and the clock is ticking. Is it too late?.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags:
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Joseph Andrews (1977)
Plot Summary:
Lady Booby alias 'Belle', the lively wife of the fat landed squire Sir Thomas Booby, has a lusty eye on the attractive, intelligent villager Joseph Andrews, a Latin pupil and protégé of parson Adams, and makes him their footman. Joseph's heart belongs to a country girl, foundling Fanny Goodwill, but his masters take him on a fashionable trip to Bath, where the spoiled society comes mainly to see and be seen, but drowns in the famous Roman baths. When the all but grieving lady finds Joseph's Christian virtue and true love resist her lusting passes just as well as the many ladies who fancy her footman, she fires the boy. He's found and nursed by an innkeeper's maid, which stirs lusts there, again besides his honorable conduct, but is found by the good parson.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 669
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: historical drama, independent film, clever, humorous, realistic, witty, stylized, semi serious, sexual, sexy
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 231
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Portugal, France
Duration: 113 min
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Plot Summary:
The 45-year-old Casanova is in exile in London, where he meets a 25-year-old woman who is unimpressed by his overtures.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 591
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: France, Belgium, USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: touching, suspense, realistic, suspenseful, fairy tale
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Emma Hamilton (1968)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Italy, West Germany, France, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: erotic, independent film
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Zig Zag Story (1983)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 178
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious, fast
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IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 205
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: erotic, serious, realistic, sexual, sexy
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: period piece, period drama
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France, West Germany
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, contemplative, gloomy, sexual, neurotic, sexy, period drama
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Émilie meets Camille who is attracted to Nora, who crosses paths with Amber. Three girls and a boy – They’re friends, sometimes lovers and often both.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: sexy, black and white, romantic, touching, emotional, psychological, erotic, stylized, comedy drama, humorous
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Full Moon in Paris (1984)
Plot Summary:
"He who has two women loses his soul, he who has two houses loses his mind." So it goes with Louise played by Pascale Ogier who is dissatisfied with her mundane life in a bleak Parisian new-town. She rents a pied-à-terre in the city so she can experience independence.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: anthology, clever, humorous, realistic, talky, semi serious, eighties
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Mad Love (1985)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: erotic, art house, romantic comedy, rough, serious, realistic, disturbing, stylized, sexual, experimental
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Lady J (2018)
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When a romance between a widow and a notorious libertine takes an unexpected turn, Mademoiselle de Joncquières becomes instrumental to one lover’s plans for revenge.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: costume drama, melancholic, sentimental, sincere, disturbing, stylized, period piece, sensitive, period drama
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Valmont (1989)
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France, UK
Duration: 137 min
Plot tags: stylized, period piece, sensual, costume drama, sexy, realistic, erotic, historical drama, independent film, captivating
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Casanova (2005)
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With a reputation for seducing members of the opposite sex, regardless of their marital status, a notorious womanizer discovers a beauty who seems impervious to his charms. However, as he continues to pursue the indifferent lady, he finds himself falling in love.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 56000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: romantic, period piece, light, costume drama, factual, cute, historical drama, feel good, psychological, emotional
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Cousins in Love (1980)
Plot Summary:
Teenage Julien (Thierry Tevini) loves his teenage cousin Julia (Anja Shute) among flowers in summer of '39 France.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, West Germany
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sexy, erotic, sexual, sensual, romantic, controversial, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sincere
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Indian Summer (1972)
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: psychological, sentimental, touching, serious, realistic, gloomy, poliziottesco
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Love & Friendship (2016)
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From Jane Austen’s novella, the beautiful and cunning Lady Susan Vernon visits the estate of her in-laws to wait out colorful rumors of her dalliances and to find husbands for herself and her daughter. Two young men, handsome Reginald DeCourcy and wealthy Sir James Martin, severely complicate her plans.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Ireland, France, Netherlands
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Plot Summary:
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel is a biopic film based on the life of the French playwright, financier and spy Pierre Beaumarchais depicting his activities during the American War of Independence and his authorship of the Figaro trilogy of plays.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, History, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, stylized
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, UK
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: sexy, sentimental, touching, romantic, lyrical, dramatic, sex comedy, romantic comedy, realistic, semi serious
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That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
Plot Summary:
After dumping a bucket of water on a beautiful young woman from the window of a train car, wealthy Frenchman Mathieu, regales his fellow passengers with the story of the dysfunctional relationship between himself and the young woman in question, a fiery 19-year-old flamenco dancer named Conchita. What follows is a tale of cruelty, depravity and lies -- the very building blocks of love.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: surreal, atmospheric, art house, sexy, clever, witty, cynical, stylized, psychedelic, sexual