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Movies like Bovary tout contre Butterfly

The best movies like Bovary tout contre Butterfly are Eyes of Laura Mars (1978), One Hundred and One Nights (1995) and Modigliani (2004). If Bovary tout contre Butterfly hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)

    A famous fashion photographer develops a disturbing ability to see through the eyes of a serial killer.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  2. One Hundred and One Nights (1995)

    Monsieur Cinema, a hundred years old, lives alone in a large villa. His memories fade away, so he engages a young woman to tell him stories about all the movies ever made.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. Modigliani (2004)

    Set in Paris in 1919, biopic centers on the life of late Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, focusing on his last days as well as his rivalry with Pablo Picasso. Modigliani, a Jew, has fallen in love with Jeanne, a young and beautiful Catholic girl. The couple has an illegitimate child, and Jeanne's bigoted parents send the baby to a faraway convent to be raised by nuns.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. La Belle Noiseuse (1991)

    The former famous painter Frenhofer lives quietly with his wife on a countryside residence in the French Provence. When the young artist Nicolas visits him with his girlfriend Marianne, Frenhofer decides to start again the work on a painting he long ago stopped: La Belle Noiseuse. And he wants Marianne as model.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. Desire (2011)

    In a social context deteriorated by a countrywide economic crisis, the life of several people will be turned upside down after they meet Cécile, a character who symbolizes desire.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. Original Sin (2001)

    A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. The Voyeurs (2021)

    When Pippa and Thomas move into their dream apartment, they notice that their windows look directly into the apartment opposite – inviting them to witness the volatile relationship of the attractive couple across the street. But what starts as a simple curiosity turns into full-blown obsession with increasingly dangerous consequences.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)

    In 1958 New York Diane Arbus is a housewife and mother who works as an assistant to her husband, a photographer employed by her wealthy parents. Respectable though her life is, she cannot help but feel uncomfortable in her privileged world. One night, a new neighbor catches Diane's eye, and the enigmatic man inspires her to set forth on the path to discovering her own artistry.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. Four Nights of a Dreamer (1972)

    Jacques, a young man with artistic aspirations, spends four nights wandering Paris with a young woman, whom he rescued from suicide.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Angèle and Tony (2011)

    Angèle, a beautiful young woman with a past, arrives in a small fishing harbor in Normandy. She meets Tony, a professional fisherman, who finds himself attracted to her although he dislikes her blunt ways. Tony hires her as a fishmonger, lodges her and teaches her the tricks of the trade. The relationships between Myriam, Tony's mother, and Angèle are far from easy but the young woman gradually adapts to her new environment and little by little Tony and Angèle manage to tame each other.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Funny Face (1957)

    A shy Greenwich Village book clerk is discovered by a fashion photographer and whisked off to Paris where she becomes a reluctant model.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. Frida (2024)

    An intimately raw and magical journey through the life, mind, and heart of iconic artist Frida Kahlo. Told through her own words for the very first time — drawn from her diary, revealing letters, essays, and print interviews — and brought vividly to life by lyrical animation inspired by her unforgettable artwork.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. CQ (2001)

    A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a new-found infatuation with the sci-fi film's starlet.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  14. Nightfall (1956)

    An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. Luna (2018)

    A film in which the director captures the beautiful and accurate qualities of reality when building the energetic portrait of a 16-year-old girl immersed in the macho culture of urban suburban south-west France, just a stone’s throw away from the nearby countryside.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Pecker (1998)

    A Baltimore teenager who picks up a second-hand camera starts snapping his way to stardom, soon turning into a nationwide sensation, with a fateful choice between his life and his art.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Daguerréotypes (1978)

    An intimate portrait of the small shops and shopkeepers of the Rue Daguerre in Paris, a picturesque street that has been the filmmaker’s home for more than 50 years.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Our Kind of Traitor (2016)

    A young Oxford academic and his attorney girlfriend holiday in Morocco. They bump into a Russian millionaire who owns a peninsula and a diamond watch. He wants a game of tennis. What else he wants propels the lovers on a tortuous journey to the City of London and its unholy alliance with Britain's intelligence establishment, to Paris and the Alps.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. The Public Woman (1984)

    An inexperienced young actress is invited to play a role in a film based on Dostoyevsky's 'The Possessed'. The film director, a Czech immigrant in Paris, takes over her life, and in a short time she is unable to draw the line between acting and reality. She winds up playing a real-life role posing as the dead wife of another Czech immigrant, who is manipulated by the filmmaker into commiting a political assassination.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. My Little Princess (2011)

    Young Violetta and her mother Hannah are a peculiar couple. Ten-year-old Violetta lives a quiet life with her grandmother, while her mother Hannah is an unpredictable photographer who lives off of the generosity of others. When Hannah forces her daughter to pose as a model, Violetta finds her life with her loving grandmother turned upside down.The resulting pictures quickly become a sensation for the trendy 70's Paris art scene, and Violetta finds herself caught in between her new stature as an art muse and her dull childhood.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Bovary tout contre Butterfly?

The closest matches to Bovary tout contre Butterfly are Eyes of Laura Mars (1978), One Hundred and One Nights (1995) and Modigliani (2004). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Bovary tout contre Butterfly?

Start with Eyes of Laura Mars (1978), the closest match to Bovary tout contre Butterfly.

What is the highest-rated movie like Bovary tout contre Butterfly?

La Belle Noiseuse (1991), rated 7.3/10 by 306 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Bovary tout contre Butterfly?

Frida (2024) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there French movies like Bovary tout contre Butterfly?

Yes: One Hundred and One Nights (1995), La Belle Noiseuse (1991) and Desire (2011).

How are movies similar to Bovary tout contre Butterfly chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Bovary tout contre Butterfly, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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