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Solar Lands (2018)
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Original name: Tierras solares
Country: Spain
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
At the beginning of the 20th century, the Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío fulfilled a dream of youth, travelling to Spain and touring Andalusia. It was a journey in search of the sun and a light that would heal him from his chronic bronchitis and the sadness in which he was submerged. An expedition in search of beauty, to the lands of the sun. Solar Lands presents this little-mentioned moment in the life of Darío, but it also helps us to learn about his life and the main characteristics and importance of his complete work from the hand of specialists and high-level women and men of letters. The actor Pedro Casablanc gives voice to the verses of Rubén Darío in this beautiful documentary, which was Laura Hojman's first directing work.
Style:
reflective, aesthetic, educational, melancholic, art house, nostalgic
Plot:
poetry, travelogue, biopic, interview, tribute, voice over narration, literary, spanish history, poet, archival footage
Place:
andalusia, nicaragua
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Duration: 2 min.
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Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
poetry, poet, voice over narration, literary, nostalgia, symbolism, intimate, writers, poem, tree, death, narration ...
Place:
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 108 min.
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Audience:
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Duration: 138 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
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Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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historical drama, poetic, period piece, sensitive, reflective ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
historical drama, period piece, inspirational, melancholic, art house
Plot:
biopic, medieval, female protagonist, character study, literary, female empowerment, thoughtful, gender roles, feminism, creative process, legacy, education ...
Time:
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Country: Hungary
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
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Style:
reflective, lyrical, melancholic, bleak, emotional ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: South Korea
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
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Style:
thought provoking, black and white, captivating, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
exile, joseon dynasty, fisherman, lifestyle, life philosophy, society, social misfits, relationships, literary, biopic, friendship, island ...
Time:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
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Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
chile
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58%
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Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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Style:
melancholic, art house, intense, bleak, period drama
Plot:
biopic, poet, death, flashback, literary, passion, moral ambiguity, exile, tragic love, self destructing, wandering, gay relationship ...
Time:
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Place:
africa, paris france
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57%
Genre: Documentary
Country: USA
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
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Style:
experimental, avant garde, underground film, reflective, art house ...
Plot:
college, autobiography, filmmaking, death, intimate, portrait, biopic, grief, artist, archival footage, memoir
Time:
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Place:
brooklyn new york city
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama, Family, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
atmospheric, realistic, serious, independent film, emotional ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
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Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
contemplative, poetic, art house, reflective, emotional ...
Plot:
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Time:
70s
Place:
poland
Similarity:
49%
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Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
captivating, emotional, art house, melancholic, period drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Ireland, Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Duration: 200 min.
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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Time:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
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Style:
art house, reflective, poignant, emotional, lyrical ...
Plot:
diary, female protagonist, autobiography, introspection, coming of age, intimate, post war, identity, memory, personal growth, political repression, literary ...
Time:
1950s, 50s
Place:
moscow russia, budapest
Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
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Duration: 96 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: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Portugal
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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melancholic, emotional, sensual, art house, costume drama ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
portugal, lisbon portugal
Similarity:
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Country: Austria, Germany, Italy
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, reflective, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Documentary
Country: Australia
Duration: 55 min.
Story:
Biographical documentary about Harry "The Breaker" Morant, an Australian drover and poet who was court-martialled and executed during the Boer War.
Style:
bleak, educational, reflective, tragic
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Music, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
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Style:
historical romance, stylized, melancholic, art house, period drama
Plot:
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Place:
japan
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