If you loved The Duke of Burgundy, try The Year of Living Dangerously

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theyboth carry the bittersweet mood tag, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Duke of Burgundy, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Year of Living Dangerously is

Another day, another foreign correspondent learning that history rarely waits for rookies to catch up. A young journalist arrives in Indonesia during a volatile political shift, relying on a sharp photographer to stay one step ahead of the chaos. Somehow, it turns out having a love affair while the world burns is still mostly about bad timing.

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