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The Constant Factor (1980)
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Original name: Constans
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The main character in this effective, convincing drama is Witold (Tadeusz Bradecki) who is high in what later would be termed the "emotional quotient" or the ability to bounce back from adverse, tragic circumstances. Witold has been nursing both his sick mother and a deeply rooted desire to climb the Himalayas. His father had died climbing in those mountains, and they have an allure for Witold as well. But his dreams begin to crumble when his mother succumbs to her illness and trouble brews at work. The situation becomes bad enough to scramble Witold's life with no indication of future improvement.
Style:
melancholic, existential, bleak, intellectual, tragic
Plot:
corruption, grief, family drama, moral dilemma, character study, betrayal, existential crisis, bureaucracy, frustration, social realism, alienation, class struggle, tragic hero, anti hero, small town, mountaineer, death, illness, job, father, frame up, father son relationship, death of father, death of mother, fired from the job ...
Time:
year 1980
Place:
eastern europe, poland, himalaya
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, bleak, existential and art house films with plots about character study, social realism, alienation, isolation, small town, betrayal and grief mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like The Constant Factor: Spiral (1978), Kontrakt (1980), The Calm (1976), A Lonely Woman (1987), A Dance in the Rain (1961). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland, France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
existential, captivating, serious, tricky, clever ...
Plot:
doctor, cynicism, meaning of life, suffering, cancer, renaissance, terminal illness, ex husband ex wife relationship, death, life & death, illness, fighting illness ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
eastern europe, poland
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547
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
atmospheric, psychological, suspense, sinister, tense ...
Plot:
renaissance, snow, winter, mountain, alienation, isolation, obsession, symbolism, character study, slow burn, tourist, suspicion ...
Place:
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254
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Bearing traces of the old Anton Chekhov play The Wedding, The Contract is set during an "arranged" ceremony. The bride and groom barely know each other, but this matters not at all to their tradition-bound families. At the last minute, the ...
Style:
family saga, tense, melancholic
Plot:
wedding, corruption, hypocrisy, character study, emotional breakdown, suicide attempt, arranged marriage, satire, ballerina, villa, bureaucracy, intimate ...
Time:
year 1980
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
30%
765
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A young man in his twenties leaves prison after a three-year sentence. He wants to start a new life in a place where he is not known and dreams only of a job, a wife and a family. He succeeds partially in fulfilling these dreams, but then runs into ...
Style:
bleak, melancholic, period piece
Plot:
corruption, class conflict, character study, social realism, working class, redemption, betrayal, alienation, solidarity, loneliness, realism, rehabilitation ...
Time:
year 1970, year 1980, year 1976, year 1978, year 1977 ...
Place:
poland
Similarity:
28%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The first motion picture film by Agnieszka Holland about loneliness, longing for affection, and misfortune. Irena, a postal delivery worker, is struggling with a inadequate housing, a drunk neighbor who wants to take her place, and a heartless boss, ...
Style:
bleak
Plot:
loneliness, poverty, alienation, isolation, social realism, female protagonist, single mother, theft, tragic romance, working class, melancholy, desperation ...
Time:
80s
Place:
eastern europe, west berlin west germany, poland
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Peter is the dark brooding type. Leading a vacuous, shapeless life, he longs for the ideal woman, while at the same time, half heartedly continuing with his habitual girlfriend, Marusa , who is considerably older, a fact that Peter is quick to point ...
Style:
melancholic, psychological, romantic drama, black and white, existential ...
Plot:
character study, loneliness, identity crisis, bittersweet, desperation, alienation, frustration, obsession, small town, minimalism, slow burn, social realism ...
Place:
eastern europe, slovenia
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Set in 1952, the story follows events around the "Peace Run", a propaganda 3-day marathon for peace. The winner is to be presented with a new motorcycle by the country's president. Chief organizer is a ruthless manipulator who will ...
Style:
historical drama, tense, grim, poignant, satirical
Plot:
race, manipulation, propaganda, oppression, power struggle, marathon, betrayal, corruption, irony, moral ambiguity, cold war era, sabotage ...
Time:
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Place:
poland, eastern europe
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, inspirational, tense, melancholic, ambiguous ending ...
Plot:
corruption, horse race, jockey, coming of age, sacrifice, moral dilemma, ambition, moral corruption, character study, underdog, betrayal, idealism ...
Place:
poland, warsaw poland
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Eighty-year-old Tadeusz lives a quiet life as a pensioner with his wife Helena. After years of working in a hospital, he wants to enjoy old age and his charming house with a garden, where they soon plan to hold their beloved granddaughter’s ...
Style:
emotional, existential, melancholic, tragic
Plot:
old age, mortality, family drama, dignity, elderly man, father son relationship, trauma, grief, mourning, accident, retirement, intimate ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
poland
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Just as Moses was found in the river Nile, an infant is rescued from a river, and adopted by Miraj, Karim and Sajib in turns over the years, only to be abandoned at the various stages of his life. From innocence to becoming a gangster, the ...
Style:
crime drama, realistic, emotional, bleak, melancholic ...
Plot:
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23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Wajda's homage to Zbigniew Cybulski, the "Polish James Dean" who starred in the director's ASHES AND DIAMONDS and died young. The movie follows the tribulations of a director attempting to make a movie with a Cybulski-like star ...
Style:
meta, art house, poignant, melancholic, philosophical ...
Plot:
renaissance, film set, respect, behind the scenes, tribute, loss, tragedy, nostalgia, memory, mourning, grief, film history ...
Time:
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Place:
eastern europe, poland
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
melancholic, bleak, art house, existential, tragic ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Krzysztof Zanussi's groundbreaking film chronicles a decade in the life of a young physics student whose absolute faith in the primacy of rationality and science is shaken by tragedy and affairs of the heart.
Style:
philosophical, poetic, existential
Plot:
psychological manipulation, mental disorder, identity, unrequited love, love letter, disorder, renaissance, meaning of life, psychology, monkey, mountain climbing, physicist ...
Time:
year 1973, 60s
Place:
eastern europe, poland
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
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Style:
poetic, intellectual, masterpiece
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
poland, eastern europe, warsaw poland
Similarity:
22%
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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captivating, realistic, atmospheric, melancholic, poignant ...
Plot:
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Country: Poland
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Story:
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Style:
existential, melancholic, surreal, art house, bleak ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Poland
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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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:
21%
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Country: Poland
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Story:
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Style:
existential, melancholic, bleak, art house, period piece
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
21%
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
netherlands
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20%
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Country: Romania
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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394
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, melancholic, independent film, bleak
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
An estranged father and son spend the day ambling around a cemetery, wandering the wilderness, searching for family, and stumbling through disharmony and heartache.
Style:
melancholic, atmospheric, dramatic, serious, harsh ...
Plot:
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Story:
Feature film
Style:
bleak, melancholic, tragic ending, intense, art house ...
Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, heartfelt, bleak, melancholic, tension
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
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Story:
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Style:
historical drama, period piece, serious, intense, educational ...
Plot:
working class, violence, civil unrest, character study, cold war era, social realism, ethical dilemma, bureaucracy, renaissance, political party, government, clerk ...
Time:
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Place:
poland, eastern europe
Similarity:
20%
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Country: Poland
Duration: 56 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, period piece, art house
Plot:
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Country: Argentina
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, historical drama, period piece, bleak, political thriller ...
Plot:
labor movement, corruption, betrayal, activism, bureaucracy, rise and fall, class struggle, social realism, character study, working class, worker, urban ...
Time:
60s
Place:
argentina
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, tension, bleak, suspense, black and white
Plot:
post war, social justice, ethics, humanism, community, honor, social realism, solidarity, power struggle, lone hero, loot, resilience ...
Time:
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Place:
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