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Private Life (1982)
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Original name: Частная жизнь
Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Mikhail Ulyanov is the Bergmanesque protagonist of the Russian Private Life. A government-appointed factory executive, Ulyanov is reduced to quivering confusion when he is dismissed. Recovering from this blow, he decides to review and realign his life. In so doing, he discovers that there's plenty left in the world to make life worth living. Private Life was nominated for the "best foreign picture" Academy Award in 1983.
Style:
psychological, melancholic, poignant, reflective, existential, period piece
Plot:
midlife crisis, loneliness, middle aged, male protagonist, bureaucracy, identity, intimate, humanist, thoughtful, aging, resilience, retirement, frustration, bittersweet, urban, redemption, family relations, graduation, circus, senior citizen, secretary, daughter, husband wife relationship, son, grandson ...
Time:
80s
Place:
soviet union, russia, ussr
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Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, emotional, serious, realistic, existential ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, melancholic, psychological
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
argentina
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: India
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Denmark
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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43%
Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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258
Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Country: Soviet Union
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Story:
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Plot:
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Country: Soviet Union
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Soviet Union
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Country: Soviet Union
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Story:
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Story:
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Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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