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* MayDecemberRomance: Though their ages aren't given specifically, Ruth has sex with PJ, who is clearly much older. They're actors have a 36 year age gap. [[ItDoesntMeanAnything She declares this meant nothing]], though he [[ItMeantSomethingToMe disagrees strongly]] and wants to be with her.
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* MayDecemberRomance: Though their ages aren't given specifically, Ruth has sex with PJ, who is clearly much older. They're Their actors have a 36 year age gap. [[ItDoesntMeanAnything She declares this meant nothing]], though he [[ItMeantSomethingToMe disagrees strongly]] and wants to be with her.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The Indian Guru Baba is clearly based on real life spiritual charlatans like [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Chinmoy Sri Chinmoy]].
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This requires an In Universe acknowledgement of the social norm as being defied.
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* WouldHitAGirl: During a physical altercation in the dessert, PJ punches Ruth, knocking her unconscious. He's [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone shocked at himself afterward]] though.
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* {{Deprogram}}: PJ is a deprogrammer called an "exit counselor" who's hired by Ruth's family to break her from what they believe is Indian guru Baba's indoctrination. However, he falls for Ruth while doing so.
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* KavorkaMan: PJ is not particuarly good-looking. Even so, he has sex with ''two'' different beautiful (and [[MayDecemberRomance much younger]]) women during the film, Ruth and Yvonne, while it's also revealed he's got a committed girlfriend too, Carol, who's also quite attractive. Both of them even come onto him and not the opposite.
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* QueerEstablishingMoment: Ruth, after having sex with PJ, makes out with another woman in a club as he [[GirlOnGirlIsHot watches lustfully]].
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I don't think this fits.
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* EntitledToHaveYou: PJ attempts to control Ruth this way don't work.
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They don't even appear to know she's attracted by women. Ruth also isn't depraved. I don't think that Entitled To Have You also applies here. Fanservice is just the index, so I'm changing that, expanding it and adding another trope.
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* CureYourGays: Ruth's parents hire PJ to track down and "deprogram" their daughter on her spiritual journey.
* DepravedBisexual: Ruth makes out with a random woman in a club and then prepositions PJ for oral sex.
* DepravedBisexual: Ruth makes out with a random woman in a club and then prepositions PJ for oral sex.
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* FanService: Ruth and another woman kissing and dancing together in a club.
* MayDecemberRomance: Though their ages aren't given specifically, Ruth has sex with PJ, who is clearly much older. They're actors have a 36 year age gap. [[ItDoesntMeanAnything She declares this meant nothing]], though he [[ItMeantSomethingToMe disagrees strongly]] and wants to be with her.
* MsFanservice: Ruth is a beautiful young woman, spending a large part of the film wearing a tight-fitting blouse which outlines her large bust, along with showing full frontal nudity in a couple scenes. She also makes out with another woman in a club, [[GirlOnGirlIsHot turning PJ on while he watches]].
* MsFanservice: Ruth is a beautiful young woman, spending a large part of the film wearing a tight-fitting blouse which outlines her large bust, along with showing full frontal nudity in a couple scenes. She also makes out with another woman in a club, [[GirlOnGirlIsHot turning PJ on while he watches]].
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* WouldHitAGirl: During a physical altercation in the dessert, PJ punches Ruth, knocking her unconscious.
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* WouldHitAGirl: During a physical altercation in the dessert, PJ punches Ruth, knocking her unconscious.
unconscious. He's [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone shocked at himself afterward]] though.
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While on a spiritual journey of discovery in exotic India, beautiful young Ruth Barron (Kate Winslet) falls under the influence of a charismatic religious guru. Her desperate parents then hire PJ Waters (Harvey Keitel), a macho cult de-programmer who confronts Ruth in a remote desert hideaway. But PJ quickly learns that he's met his match in the sexy, intelligent and iron-willed Ruth. Released on December 3, 1999. Directed by Creator/JaneCampion.
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A 1999 comedy-drama film directed by Creator/JaneCampion, starring Creator/KateWinslet and Creator/HarveyKeitel.
While on a spiritual journey of discovery in exotic India, beautiful young Australian Ruth Barron(Kate Winslet) (Winslet) falls under the influence of a charismatic religious guru. Her desperate parents then hire PJ Waters (Harvey Keitel), (Keitel), a macho American cult de-programmer deprogrammer who confronts Ruth in a remote desert hideaway. But PJ quickly learns that he's met his match in the sexy, intelligent and iron-willed Ruth. Released on December 3, 1999. Directed by Creator/JaneCampion.
While on a spiritual journey of discovery in exotic India, beautiful young Australian Ruth Barron
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* WouldHitAGirl: During a physical altercation in the dessert, PJ punches Ruth, knocking her unconscious.unconscious.
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* CureYourGays: Ruth's parents hire PJ to track down and "deprogram" their daughter on her spiritual journey.
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While on a spiritual journey of discovery in exotic India, beautiful young Ruth Barron (Kate Winslet) falls under the influence of a charismatic religious guru. Her desperate parents then hire PJ Waters (Harvey Keitel), a macho cult de-programmer who confronts Ruth in a remote desert hideaway. But PJ quickly learns that he's met his match in the sexy, intelligent and iron-willed Ruth. Released on December 3, 1999.
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While on a spiritual journey of discovery in exotic India, beautiful young Ruth Barron (Kate Winslet) falls under the influence of a charismatic religious guru. Her desperate parents then hire PJ Waters (Harvey Keitel), a macho cult de-programmer who confronts Ruth in a remote desert hideaway. But PJ quickly learns that he's met his match in the sexy, intelligent and iron-willed Ruth. Released on December 3, 1999. Directed by Creator/JaneCampion.
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* FanDisservice:
** A distressed, naked Ruth having lit the tree and her sari on fire.
** Harvey Keitel is a red dress.
* FanService: Ruth and another woman kissing and dancing together in a club.
** A distressed, naked Ruth having lit the tree and her sari on fire.
** Harvey Keitel is a red dress.
* FanService: Ruth and another woman kissing and dancing together in a club.
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* ItDoesntMeanAnything: Ruth's refusal to get emotionally intimate with PJ after sex and believes it was only a casual thing.
* ItMeantSomethingToMe: PJ falls in love with Ruth after having sex with her and tries to be with her, believing it was something special. It does not go well.
* ItMeantSomethingToMe: PJ falls in love with Ruth after having sex with her and tries to be with her, believing it was something special. It does not go well.
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* SexEqualsLove: What PJ believes after sleeping with Ruth.
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* SexEqualsLove: What PJ believes after sleeping with Ruth.Ruth.
* WouldHitAGirl: During a physical altercation in the dessert, PJ punches Ruth, knocking her unconscious.
* WouldHitAGirl: During a physical altercation in the dessert, PJ punches Ruth, knocking her unconscious.
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* BittersweetEnding: PJ's many attempts to cure Ruth and win her love all fail. A year later, they've both settled down, found different lovers and had children but still manage to profess their love for one another from afar.
* DepravedBisexual: Ruth makes out with a random woman in a club and then prepositions PJ for oral sex.
* DepravedBisexual: Ruth makes out with a random woman in a club and then prepositions PJ for oral sex.
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* GirlOnGirlIsHot: PJ watches in lust as Ruth dances and makes out with another woman in a club.
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* GirlOnGirlIsHot: PJ watches in lust as Ruth dances and makes out with another woman in a club.club.
* MadLove: PJ goes mad trying to cure Ruth and ends up falling for her despite her reluctance.
* SexEqualsLove: What PJ believes after sleeping with Ruth.
* MadLove: PJ goes mad trying to cure Ruth and ends up falling for her despite her reluctance.
* SexEqualsLove: What PJ believes after sleeping with Ruth.
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While on a spiritual journey of discovery in exotic India, beautiful young Ruth Barron (Kate Winslet) falls under the influence of a charismatic religious guru. Her desperate parents then hire PJ Waters (Harvey Keitel), a macho cult de-programmer who confronts Ruth in a remote desert hideaway. But PJ quickly learns that he's met his match in the sexy, intelligent and iron-willed Ruth. Released on December 3, 1999.
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* EntitledToHaveYou: PJ attempts to control Ruth this way don't work.
* GirlOnGirlIsHot: PJ watches in lust as Ruth dances and makes out with another woman in a club.
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!!Tropes:
* EntitledToHaveYou: PJ attempts to control Ruth this way don't work.
* GirlOnGirlIsHot: PJ watches in lust as Ruth dances and makes out with another woman in a club.
