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2774:Nazi exploitation
2356:Mumbai underworld
2112:Planetary romance
1251:978-0-19-924543-7
1215:978-0-19-871544-3
1179:978-0-19-883209-6
1087:978-0-19-860174-6
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712:Katharine Hepburn
707:Woman of the Year
689:William Wycherley
639:comedy of manners
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3369:Telefoni Bianchi
3364:Sword-and-sandal
3182:Italian futurist
3177:Iranian New Wave
3040:British New Wave
2853:Sword-and-sandal
2734:Rape and revenge
2675:Mouth of Garbage
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4461:Ballad opera
4379:Harlequinade
4329:Comedy-drama
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4108:Mockumentary
3992:Impersonator
3972:Comic timing
3632:Experimental
3627:Ethnofiction
3374:Third Cinema
3277:Persian Film
3020:Auteur films
2991:By movement
2848:Swashbuckler
2707:Ozploitation
2702:Outlaw biker
2582:Martial arts
2577:Magical girl
2427:Exploitation
2422:Ethnographic
2351:Mafia comedy
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1994:Pornographic
1871:Psycho-biddy
1856:Lovecraftian
1690:Contemporary
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1665:Exploitation
1660:Experimental
1540:Mockumentary
1480:
1409:Biographical
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4493:Light music
4488:Comedy club
4438:Tragicomedy
4403:Shadow play
3858:Video nasty
3853:Underground
3838:Slow cinema
3808:Sceneggiata
3696:Live action
3674:Independent
3654:Film Ă clef
3622:Docufiction
3590:Compilation
3565:Blockbuster
3533:Traditional
3528:Stop-motion
3464:Chick flick
3322:Slow cinema
3312:Remodernist
3127:Free Cinema
3107:Erra Cinema
3072:Cinema Novo
2950:Revisionist
2459:Gendai-geki
2395:Psychedelic
2383:Apocalyptic
2249:Beach party
2144:Slow cinema
2117:Space opera
2082:Fantastique
1953:Sceneggiata
1943:Musicarello
1816:Fantastique
1695:Fantastique
1638:Educational
1565:Video essay
1520:Documentary
1140:C.S Lewis,
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