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Double Suicide (1969), Through a Glass Darkly (1961), Passion (1919), Zama (2017), Raise the Red Lantern (1991), Tristana (1970), Equus (1977) ... Let's take a look at the following list...

Double Suicide (1969)

Double Suicide (1969)

10.0/10 Drama

Successful and married with children, paper-mill owner Jihei (Kirchiemon Nakamura) knows better than to contradict the strict social and moral codes of 18th-century Japan. But when he meets the lovely courtesan Koharu (Shima Iwashita), he becomes a man obsessed. Koharu returns his love, even foregoing other customers while Jihei schemes to somehow buy her freedom. His efforts yield ruinous consequences for his business and his family life, and Koharu is meanwhile purchased by another client.

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Through a Glass Darkly (1961)

Through a Glass Darkly (1961)

8.1/10 Drama

Recently released from a mental hospital; Karin rejoins her emotionally disconnected family and their island home, only to slip from reality as she begins to believe she is being visited by God.

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Passion (1919)

Passion (1919)

6.8/10 History, Drama

The story of Madame DuBarry, the mistress of Louis XV of France, and her loves in the time of the French revolution.

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Zama (2017)

Zama (2017)

9.6/10 Drama, History

In the 18th century, a highly-placed servant of the Spanish crown who is obsessed with petty grudges and fantasies plots his transfer to Buenos Aires.

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Raise the Red Lantern (1991)

Raise the Red Lantern (1991)

8.1/10 Romance, Drama, History

A young woman becomes the fourth wife of a wealthy lord, and must learn to live with the strict rules and tensions within the household.

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Tristana (1970)

Tristana (1970)

7.5/10 Drama

Shortly after her mother's death, an innocent and youthful woman will find refuge into the household of her middle-aged aristocratic guardian, who will submit her to his sexual advances.

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Equus (1977)

Equus (1977)

7.2/10 Drama

A psychiatrist attempts to uncover a troubled stable boy's disturbing obsession with horses.

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Medea (1970)

Medea (1970)

7.0/10 Drama

After his quest to retrieve the fabled Golden Fleece, Jason returns to Greece with the powerful sorceress, Medea. However, when the king banishes her, it's only human that Medea plots her furious revenge. Can they escape her wrath?

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Pandora's Box (1929)

Pandora's Box (1929)

9.3/10 Drama

G.W. Pabst's account of a young woman's downfall emphasizes years of her catering to her sexual appetite.

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Fists in the Pocket (1965)

Fists in the Pocket (1965)

9.2/10 Drama

Augusto (Marino Mase) is the oldest son in a dysfunctional Italian family that includes a blind mother (Liliana Gerace), a selfish sister, Giulia (Paola Pitagora), and two epileptic brothers, Alessandro (Lou Castel) and Leone (Pier Luigi Troglio). Augusto is planning to marry Lucia (Jennie MacNeil) despite Giulia's repeated attempts to drive them apart, but cannot do so while taking care of the clan. An angry and unstable Alessandro decides to help Augusto by killing their mother and siblings.

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Persona (1966)

Persona (1966)

8.1/10 Thriller, Drama

A nurse is put in charge of a mute actress and finds that their personae are melding together.

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Revolutionary Road (2008)

Revolutionary Road (2008)

7.3/10 Drama, Romance

A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children.

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Miss Julie (1951)

Miss Julie (1951)

7.2/10 Drama

An heiress begins to realize her attraction to one of her family's servants.

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Death of a Salesman (1951)

Death of a Salesman (1951)

7.2/10 Drama

An over-the-hill salesman faces a personal turning point when he loses his job and attempts to make peace with his family.

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The Pumpkin Eater (1964)

The Pumpkin Eater (1964)

7.2/10 Drama

Londoner Jo and her third husband Jake live with six of her children but the marriage is strained by numerous factors. Her doctor thinks Jo uses childbirth as a rationale for sex. Jo's issues leave her in a fragile mental state.

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Woyzeck (1979)

Woyzeck (1979)

7.1/10 Drama

Franz Woyzeck is a hapless, hopeless soldier, alone and powerless in society, assaulted from all sides by forces he can not control.

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Lilith (1964)

Lilith (1964)

6.9/10 Drama

A war veteran gets work at a mental institution where he meets the beautiful, but eccentric, Lilith.

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Insiang (1976)

Insiang (1976)

10.0/10 Drama

After a teenager is raped by her mother's boyfriend, she sets out to exact revenge on anyone who has hurt her.

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