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How to Be Loved (1963)
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Original name: Jak być kochaną
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An actress travels from Warsaw to Paris and during the trip reflects on the last few years of her life. It goes back to the German occupation and her hiding of a fellow actor who has supposedly killed a collaborator. He is weak and a bit cowardly, but suffers most from not having any audience for his vanity, ego and supposed bravery. After the war he leaves her but finds out that he has been accused of cowardice. He finally commits suicide and she clears herself of a collaboration charge and eventually becomes a popular actress.
Style:
bleak, reflective, melancholic, dramatic, road movie, period drama, nostalgic
Plot:
world war two, identity, theater, flashback, actress, nazi occupation, suicide, survival, tragedy, memory, female protagonist, guilt, moral ambiguity, character study, betrayal, post war, sacrifice, cowardice, reputation, heroism, resistance, fame, urban, redemption, wartime life ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
warsaw poland, paris france, poland, eastern europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out bleak, melancholic, period drama and tense films with plots about guilt, betrayal, moral ambiguity, world war two, character study, survival and redemption mostly in Drama, War and Romance genres. Some movies like How to Be Loved: Eiszeit (1975), I'm Alive and I Love You (1998), The Chosen Ones (1983), Holy Week (1995), How Far, How Near (1972). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany, Norway
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Based on a very successful play of the same name by Tankred Dorst, this film tells a story about Norwegian author Knut Hamsun (here played by O.E. Hasse), a Nobel prizewinner for literature who was notorious for having collaborated with the Nazi ...
Style:
reflective, thought provoking, serious, philosophical, historical drama ...
Plot:
world war two, guilt, memory, post war, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, character study, flashback, nobel prize winner, reputation, confrontation, legacy ...
Time:
70s, 1950s, 50s
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Drama - During World War II, a woman aboard a railroad car full of deportees slips French railway worker Julien (Jérôme Deschamps) a note with an address and a simple message: "I am alive, and I love you," and he decides to track down ...
Style:
poignant, historical drama, bleak, suspense, tension ...
Plot:
world war two, occupied france, courage, holocaust, nazi occupation, jewish family, deportation, rescue, loss, tragedy, sadness, diary ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
france
Similarity:
93%
Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union, Colombia
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A man wants to flee wartime Germany and the detested Nazis to Columbia, where his brother lives. In order to achieve his goal he agrees to become an informer for the Reich.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, dark, bleak, tense ...
Plot:
world war two, betrayal, nazism, ethical dilemma, moral ambiguity, tragedy, guilt, survival, totalitarianism, collaboration, compromise, conscience ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
colombia
Similarity:
90%
245
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Poland, Germany, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
During the Nazi era, a Jewish woman on the run takes a trolley which passes near the Warsaw ghetto, where the uprising battle is taking place, and some passengers are struck by stray bullets. They take temporary refuge in an empty building, and ...
Style:
tension, period piece, bleak, historical drama, atmospheric ...
Plot:
world war two, holocaust, nazi occupation, suspicion, hiding, anti semitism, survival, fear, neighbor, moral ambiguity, memory, accomplice ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
poland, warsaw poland
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A middle-aged man sets out on a symbolic journey through past, present, and future to learn why an old friend committed suicide, and learns much about his own life along the way.
Style:
reflective, existential, melancholic, bleak, philosophical ...
Plot:
suicide, memory, existential crisis, symbolism, loss, midlife crisis, self discovery, guilt, flashback, mature, regret, isolation ...
Place:
poland
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The film is divided into two segments, both set in Europe during WWII.
Style:
emotional, historical drama, tension, inspirational, bleak ...
Plot:
persecution, courage, holocaust, bravery, rescue, world war two, sacrifice, nazi occupation, resistance, european, occupation, world war ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
france, poland
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Lucien, 14, can’t understand why his father, a serious and respected teacher, makes a fool of himself by dressing up as a clown and giving a show. André, Lucien’s father’s best friend, feels for the teenager and decides to reveal something ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, tense, captivating, poignant ...
Plot:
world war two, occupied france, occupation, sabotage, resistance, french resistance, friendship, nazi occupation, german occupation, father son relationship, family secret, fight ...
Time:
1940s, year 2003
Place:
france
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Drama
Country: Greece
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
It is the early 20th century on a dystopian Greek island. Hadoula, a widow who lost her husband, loannis Fragkos, at a young age, is a woman who has learned how to survive in a male-dominated and extremely patriarchal society. Hadoula carries a ...
Style:
melancholic, atmospheric, bleak, grim, tense ...
Plot:
female protagonist, greek island, guilt, moral ambiguity, redemption, literary, remote island, moral dilemma, religion, survival, isolation, widow ...
Time:
20th century
Similarity:
69%
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187
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Inspired by a true story about a young German woman prepares to leave her war-ravaged city to begin a new life in America with her G.I. fiance. But standing between her and a hopeful future is a relentless police inspector, determined to prevent her ...
Style:
emotional, tense, realistic, serious, historical drama ...
Plot:
haunted by the past, hidden identity, uncover truth, love and romance, dishonesty, hopes, starting over, post war, escape, female protagonist, police inspector, guilt ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, 20th century
Similarity:
65%
166
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Norway, Sweden
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Little Ida's mother is working for the Germans during WW2, and she is also having a relationship with a German SS-officer. Ida is experiencing the problems of having a mother who is involved with the enemy, without being old enough to ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, melancholic, realistic, bleak ...
Plot:
world war two, mother daughter relationship, collaboration, family drama, loss of innocence, trauma, betrayal, guilt, intimate, identity, haunting, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
1940s
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, West Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Yasha is a Jewish stage magician who tours through eastern Europe while destroying his career through personal problems. He has one more chance at theatrical success, but he needs to do a brand new trick in a Warsaw theater.
Style:
atmospheric, art house, independent film, period drama, moody
Plot:
magician, jewish culture, stage magic, european, theater, character study, ambition, obsession, moral ambiguity, midlife crisis, existential crisis, melancholy ...
Time:
year 1979, 1800s, 19th century
Place:
poland, warsaw poland, eastern europe
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The film tells the story of two Highlander brothers – Maciek and Andrzej. After the death of their father, which Andrzej contributed to, and the loss of his beloved Bronka, Andrzej leaves the family home. On his way, he meets the mysterious ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, tension, intense ...
Plot:
world war two, brothers, family conflict, conflict, brotherhood, anthropologist, collaboration, feud, war, brother, family feud, brother brother relationship ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
poland, eastern europe
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
Made in 1983, shelved for four years. A chilling tale about kids playing in a bombed-out Warsaw courtyard on the day of Stalin's death, while their parents are away at the church or a memorial procession.
Style:
grim, bleak, period piece
Plot:
bullying, stalinism, communism, childhood, innocence lost, cruelty, totalitarianism, post war, fear, irony, oppression, anti semitism ...
Time:
1950s, 50s
Place:
warsaw poland, poland, eastern europe
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Hans and Fridel are a marriage that come to Java fleeing of the pursuit Nazi just before the Second World war comes untied. In this paradise Hans finds an employment as municipal police, but his wife, always unsatisfied, turns into one addicted to ...
Style:
historical drama, emotional, romantic drama, period piece, melancholic ...
Plot:
world war two, colonialism, occupation, anti semitism, japanese occupation, betrayal, concentration camp, forbidden love, power struggle, family conflict, survival, love triangle ...
Time:
1930s
Similarity:
55%
Genre: War, Drama
Country: Romania
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A young boy is adopted by a priest and his wife during the Nazi occupation of Romania during the Second World War. He befriends the village idiot, who's despised by everyone else. When a German is killed in the last days of the war, the ...
Style:
bleak, tension, existential, art house, period drama
Plot:
world war two, village, scapegoat, injustice, moral dilemma, tragedy, nazi occupation, village idiot, outcast, war crime, sacrifice, fear ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
romania, eastern europe
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama
Country: Bulgaria
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
During Second World War a beautiful love between two young people burns out against the background of the Nazi reality.
Style:
period piece, poignant, bleak, intense, political drama
Plot:
world war two, torture, betrayal, sacrifice, resistance, occupation, nazi occupation, double agent, tragic romance, partisan, espionage, underground movement ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
bulgaria
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Adapted from Peyami Safa’s novel Selma and Her Shadow, the movie tells the story of Selma. Selma (Görkem Yeltan) is the ultimate femme fatale whose alluring and seductive nature and irresistible charms exude an aura of death for men.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, sinister, melancholic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
femme fatale, seduction, suicide, obsession, character study, fatal attraction, tragedy, love triangle, betrayal, jealousy, femininity, sexual tension ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Ksawery is a young gay man who performs as drag queen in a Warsaw nightclub. Karolina is Jewish and seems to be his agent. Jan is Ksawery's lonely grandfather, who's been hiding a dark secret which the couple wants to reveal.
Style:
realistic, emotional, dramatic, independent film, melancholic
Plot:
lgbt, drag queen, gay lead character, grandfather, identity, character study, family secret, family drama, nightclub, memory, holocaust, cross dressing ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poland, warsaw poland
Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
The story of the tumultuous relationship between a Jewish girl called Noemi and a Polish art student named Kamil is set at the outbreak of World War II.
Style:
historical drama, melancholic, romantic drama, historical romance, tense ...
Plot:
world war two, anti semitism, tragedy, forbidden love, nazi occupation, survival, violence, cultural conflict, young lovers, identity crisis, betrayal, small town ...
Time:
year 1939
Place:
poland
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama
Country: Romania, France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Ivan Semciuc (a journalist), is a charismatic man nonetheless guilty of cynicism and lack of compassion. A seemingly meaningless sexual encounter with a translator in a hotel room in Kabul produces a vital revolution in Ivan’s unshakeable ...
Style:
melancholic, existential, art house, surreal, moody
Plot:
death, guilt, loneliness, grief, regret, loss, memory, mourning, hotel, obsession, suicide, mature ...
Place:
bucharest, afghanistan
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A story about a young jockey dreaming of a sports career. These dreams culminate in the most important event in Poland — The Great Warsaw Race. Krzysiek enters the horse-racing world with the naivety of a novice and enthusiast. Only after some ...
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:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In this French Canadian drama, the life of a paraplegic painter implodes when an old girlfriend comes back into his life and accuses him of raping her 15 years earlier.
Style:
emotional, psychological, melancholic, controversial, intense ...
Plot:
painter, guilt, introspection, character study, memory, moral ambiguity, flashback, artist, betrayal, male protagonist, identity crisis, isolation ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
43%
236
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After a brutal attack, a 19-year-old girl falls into a self-destructive cycle.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
rape, self destructing, female protagonist, rape victim, trauma, secret, life is a bitch, problem, social problems, violence, survival, isolation ...
Similarity:
41%
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103
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Close-up to the man who censored films during the military dictatorship in Argentina, slightly inspired by the infamous Miguel Paulino Tato.
Style:
bleak, melancholic, intense, art house, political thriller ...
Plot:
military dictatorship, repression, authoritarianism, moral ambiguity, moral dilemma, character study, guilt, regret, introspection, redemption, human rights, realism ...
Place:
argentina
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The wife of a Malaysian planter kills an employee of her husband one night, but her motive begins to appear not entirely truthful.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, period drama, eighties
Audience:
adult
Plot:
deception, infidelity, guilt, female protagonist, moral ambiguity, murder mystery, courtroom drama, character study, guilty conscience, betrayal, mistrust, investigation ...
Place:
malaysia
Similarity:
40%
272
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Bubu leaves his job in a bakery, forces his girl-friend into prostitution, and from then on lives out of the money she makes. The young couple find their place in the world of prostitutes and pimps, but the lack of perspective in their life - which ...
Style:
crime drama, melancholic, bleak, realistic, period piece
Plot:
pimp, prostitution, exploitation, sexploitation, dysfunctional relationship, venereal disease, tragedy, female victim, poverty, character study, social realism, survival ...
Time:
70s, 1900s, 20th century
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Portugal, 1917. The country is experiencing a great political and social agitation and it is said that in Fatima the virgin appeared to three little shepherds.
Salomé, a young lady from the province, is one of the many girls who cheers Lisbon ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, atmospheric, bleak ...
Plot:
religion, female protagonist, miraculous event, religious faith, belief in god, faith, christian faith, religious, moral ambiguity, female exploitation, prostitution, character study ...
Time:
year 1917
Place:
portugal
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A priest struggles with his religious beliefs as he sees his countrymen murdered in Nazi occupied Italy and as he becomes attracted to a woman operating in the resistance.
Style:
bleak, period piece, historical drama, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
world war two, nazi occupation, conscience, redemption, religious conflict, moral dilemma, guilt, sacrifice, forbidden love, church, political persecution, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
italy
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
One late night in June 1942, Sakuma Seitaro dangles from the frame of a skylight in an isolation cell in Akita Prison. He forces open the glass window and breaks out of jail. This crime even reaches the ears of Urata Susumu, the chief warden of ...
Style:
atmospheric, tense, grim, noir, period drama
Plot:
prison, prisoner, prison escape, escape, imprisonment, world war two, prison warden, isolation, escape plan, solitude, moral ambiguity, loyalty ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: Peru, Argentina, Spain
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Magallanes (Damián Alcázar) sees his humdrum life turn upside down the day Celina (Magaly Solier), a women he met in the violent years when he was a soldier with the Peruvian Army, jumps into his taxi in a Lima street. This unexpected re-encounter ...
Style:
tense, suspense, suspenseful, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
revenge, secret, colonel, blackmail, redemption, guilt, war, taxi driver, memory, moral ambiguity, war veteran, secrets ...
Similarity:
36%
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