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The Degenerates (1969)

A series of bawdy and satirical episodes written during the reign of the emperor Nero and set in imperial Rome. Like the more famous version made by Federico Fellini, an adaptation of Petronius' Satyricon.

Directed byGian Luigi Polidoro

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  1. 01

    The Decameron

    Strong story similarity

    1971 · 111 min · Comedy · Drama · History

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    A young Sicilian is swindled twice, but ends up rich; a man poses as a deaf-mute in a convent of curious nuns; a woman must hide her lover when her husband comes home early; a scoundrel fools a priest on his deathbed; three brothers take revenge on their sister's lover; a young girl sleeps on the roof to meet her boyfriend at night; a group of painters wait for inspiration; a crafty priest attempts to seduce his friend's wife; and two friends make a pact to find out what happens after death.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  2. 02

    Boccaccio '70

    Strong story similarity

    1962 · 204 min · Comedy · Other

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    An anthology of four comic moral tales about the hypocrisies surrounding sex in 1960s Italy: frothy young love and office politics in the big city; milk advertisements that begin to haunt an aging prude; a trophy wife enduring her husband's very public affairs; a lucky ticket-holder at a small town fair.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared production studio: Cineriz
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  3. 03

    The Garden of the Finzi-Continis

    Strong story similarity

    1970 · 95 min · Drama · History

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    In 1930s Italy, a wealthy Jewish family tries to maintain their privileged lifestyle, hosting friends for tennis and parties at their villa. As anti-Semitism intensifies under Fascism, they must ultimately face the horrors of the Holocaust.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  4. 04

    Fellini's Casanova

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    1976 · 148 min · Drama · History

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    Imprisoned for practicing black magic, writer and adventurer Giacomo Casanova escapes and wanders Europe, using his fluid sexuality to find his place in life amid a variety of eccentric and strange characters.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a principal cast member
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  5. 05

    Theorem

    Strong story similarity

    1968 · 95 min · Drama · Mystery

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    A wealthy Italian household is turned upside down when a handsome stranger arrives, seduces every family member and then disappears. Each has an epiphany of sorts, but none can figure out who the seductive visitor was or why he came.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • a closely matched era
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  6. 06

    Sex Can Be Difficult

    Strong story similarity

    1962 · 115 min · Comedy

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    A journalist could marry the daughter of a tycoon, but prefers a relationship with a married woman. An attorney renounces her lover by greed. A soldier tries to approach a widow on a train. A German couple looking for adventure mistakingly aim for the wrong target, yet find love.

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    • strong story and style similarity
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  7. 07

    Misunderstood

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    1967 · 105 min · Drama

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    The story of a widower and his two sons, focusing on their complex and sometimes difficult relationships.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • a principal cast member
    • a closely matched era
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  8. 09

    Caligula

    Strong story similarity

    1979 · 156 min · Drama · History

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    After the death of the paranoid emperor Tiberius, Caligula, his heir, seizes power and plunges the empire into a bloody spiral of madness and depravity.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • shared themes: ancient rome and roman empire
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  9. 10

    The Harem

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    1967 · 100 min · Comedy · Crime · Drama

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    A seductive woman pushes three men to the limits toying with their sexual desires and male pride.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap
    • a principal cast member
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