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Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
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Original name: Cristo si è fermato a Eboli
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
In the fascist Italy of 1935, a painter trained as a doctor is exiled to a remote region near Eboli. Over time, he learns to appreciate the beauty and wisdom of the peasants, and to overcome his isolation.
Style:
thought provoking, sincere, uplifting, touching, serious, realistic, intellectual, crying, feel good
Plot:
fascism, artist, world war two, painter, world war one, anarchist, biopic, world war, solar eclipse, italian fascism, mountain, passion, priest, peasant, anti fascist, political oppression, anti fascism, altar boy, labor, revolt, famous, union, strike, european, village ...
Time:
year 1979, year 1936, 1930s, year 1935, 30s
Place:
rome italy, naples italy, italy, europe, new york, china, india ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, crying and bleak films with plots about society, family relations, husband wife relationship, photograph, drinking, drinking alcohol and death mostly in Drama, War and History genres. Some movies like Christ Stopped at Eboli: The Truce (1997), Three Brothers (1981), Blame It on Fidel! (2006), Many Wars Ago (1970), Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1987). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Although liberated from Auschwitz on January 27, 1945, Levi did not reach Turin until October 19 of that year. After spending some time in a Soviet camp for former concentration camp inmates, he embarked on an arduous journey home in the company of ...
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
contemplative, realistic, serious, touching, gloomy ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, touching, sentimental, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
politics, coming of age, radical, family life, political unrest, family problems, immigrant, state affairs, journalism, hopes, parents and children, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
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Genre: Drama, War
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
historical drama, serious, realistic, captivating, rough ...
Plot:
world war one, death penalty, great war, soldier, war, man killed, death, stupidity, military officer, execution, military police, combat casualty ...
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Place:
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Duration: 109 min.
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This suspenseful Italian crime drama is set in a Colombian river town and chronicles the series of events that led up to murder. Based on a novel by distinguished author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the tale begins in the present as a middle-aged doctor ...
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Time:
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Country: Italy, France
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
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Style:
atmospheric, sincere, realistic, semi serious, touching ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
fascism, politics, communism, world war two, social differences, family life, small town, election, mafia, injustice, small town life, state affairs ...
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Duration: 120 min.
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Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, sincere, sentimental ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england, ireland, liverpool, middle east, europe ...
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Country: Italy, France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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30%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 170 min.
Story:
The Polish film based on the book of the same name by Wladyslaw Reymont. Taking place in the nineteenth century town of Łódź, Poland, three friends want to make a lot of money by building and investing in a textile factory. An exceptional ...
Style:
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Country: Spain
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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:
spain, madrid, europe, venice
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy
Duration: 186 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Cuba, Soviet Union
Duration: 141 min.
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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Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
psychological, touching, emotional, serious, contemplative ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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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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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: Italy
Duration: 117 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: Spain
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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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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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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Ireland, Netherlands, UK, Germany, USA
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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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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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Time:
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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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Audience:
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Plot:
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