The Edge of Love

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The Edge of Love (2008)

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The Man from Elysian Fields

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2001 ★ 5.9

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Maria's Lovers

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The Golden Bowl

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2000 ★ 5.9

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The Most Hated Woman in America

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The Program

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An American reporter and an Afrikaans poet meet and fall in love while covering South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings.

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2017 ★ 6.7

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