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Germinal (1993)
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium, Italy
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
It's mid 19th century, north of France. The story of a coal miner's town. They are exploited by the mine's owner. One day the decide to go on strike, and then the authorities repress them
Style:
political, emotional, realistic, philosophical, anthology, sincere, thought provoking, epic, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
mining, outdoor sex, revolution, art, politics, business, french history, capitalism, union, fighting the system, anarchist, unemployment, love, violence, death, miner, justice, mine, poverty, capitalist, strike, coal mine, coal, incest, police ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, year 1993, turn of the century, victorian
Place:
france, europe, flanders, tokyo
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Italy, Switzerland
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Country: France
Duration: 143 min.
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Plot:
forbidden love, interfaith relationship, anti semitism, couples, death of lover, conquering, family relations, bittersweet, opposites attract, life is a bitch, love and romance, society ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France
Duration: 186 min.
Story:
This multiple-Oscar-winning film by Roman Polanski is an exquisite, richly layered adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles. A strong-willed peasant girl (Nastassja Kinski, in a gorgeous breakthrough) is sent by her father to the ...
Style:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, sentimental, sincere, captivating, realistic ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
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Duration: 99 min.
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
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Duration: 158 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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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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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
erotic, sexual, crying, retro, anthology ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france, europe, paris france
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 374 min.
Story:
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Country: UK, Ireland, South Africa
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
thought provoking, serious, emotional, sincere, political thriller ...
Plot:
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Place:
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71%
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Country: France, Italy, Germany
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Country: France, West Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Place:
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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: UK, Germany
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 138 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Country: France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Duration: 168 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, erotic, romantic, touching, sincere ...
Audience:
adult
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Country: Germany, Denmark, Portugal, USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Audience:
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Place:
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Country: France, Belgium, UK
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Country: Italy, France, Germany
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Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
melancholic, talky, stylized, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, touching, realistic, serious, thought provoking ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
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Time:
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