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1991 (2018)
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Do you remember your first trip? Not the one you made at 5 years old with your parents to the East Coast of the United States. I mean the first time you traveled alone!? The great adventure. In 1991, I was a 21-years-old student. I went to Europe. Not because I wanted to visit all the great capitals, but because I wanted love... I wanted Marie-Ève Bernard.
Style:
romantic comedy, period piece, romantic drama, light hearted, feel good
Audience:
adult
Plot:
young adult, first love, nostalgia, coming of age, autobiography, student life, personal growth, college, long distance relationship, parents, working class, slice of life, bittersweet, getting home, language barrier, identity crisis, generation gap, travel, summer, young love, love, 21 year old, french canadian
Time:
90s, year 1991, 1990s
Place:
europe, italy
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