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2	''Michael'' is a 1924 German silent film, directed by Creator/CarlTheodorDreyer. It is notable as one of the earliest films to depict a homosexual relationship.
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4	The title character, an aspiring painter, has become the favorite model of a great artist named Claude Zoret, a.k.a. "the Master." For a few years, they share a, ahem, close relationship. But all that changes when Countess Lucia Zamikow asks for Zoret to paint her portrait. Before long, the bisexual Michael falls for the charms of the Countess, leaving Zoret alone and broken.
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6	The film was based on the 1902 novel ''Mikaël'' by Herman Bang. The story was previously adapted as a film under the title ''The Wings'' in 1916.
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9	!!This film has the examples of:
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11	* AmbiguouslyGay: This being a film of the 1920s, it's never spelled out that Zoret and Michael's relationship is homosexual in nature.
12	* ImpoverishedPatrician: The Countess is said to be one.
13	* LastNameBasis: Michael is the titular character's last name. It's only at the very end of the film that it's revealed that his first name is Eugene.
14	* LikeASonToMe: This is totally the nature of Zoret's relationship with Michael. After all, [[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday that's what they tell us]].
15	* LoveTriangle: The film centers around the love triangle of Zoret, Michael, and the Countess.
16	* MagnumOpus: After being abandoned by Michael, Zoret creates his masterpiece. It's a painting of an old man who has lost everything. Subtle.
17	* TheMuse: Michael is one for Zoret. And more.
18	* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Claude Zoret has often been interpreted as a fictionalized Creator/AugusteRodin or perhaps Creator/ClaudeMonet.
19	* ShowWithinAShow: Michael takes the Countess to see a production of ''Theatre/SwanLake''.

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