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An Earthy Paradise for the Eyes (2009)
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An Earthy Paradise for the Eyes (2009)
Original name: Zemský ráj to napohled
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Adolescence is always a difficult time; it is doubly so for Gábina. For one thing, she is growing up in the normalization years of the 1970s, and then she also has to face the reality that her father is a well-known actor disavowed by the regime. Although he abandoned the family years before, his existence casts an ominous shadow over the lives of not only Gábina, but also her older sister and mother, who are trying to find a civilized way through the social mire of the times.
Style: sentimental, realistic, semi serious, humorous, talky, biting, suspense
Plot: teenage life, idealism, youth, politics, parents and children, fighting the system, rebelliousness, actor's life, political unrest, hopes, adolescence, couples, society, single parent, artists and showbiz, state affairs, dark humor, family relations, sexual content, strong female presence, couple relations, female protagonist, rebellion, teenager, family ...
Time: 70s, 60s, 20th century, year 1968, year 1977
Place: czechoslovakia, europe, czech republic, prague

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Bolivar Is Me (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: Colombia, France
Duration: 93 min.
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The International (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
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Duration: 105 min.
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Place: middle east, istanbul turkey, turkey
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Papa Was Not a Rolling Stone (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: France
Duration: 99 min.
Story: The 1980s. Stéphanie grows up in La Courneuve, on the outskirts of Paris, in a home where her mother is rarely there and her step-father is brutal. She quickly decides to escape her morose everyday life. Thanks to her grandmother's love, ...
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Place: paris france, france
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A serious health scare ignites John Thomas, an insurance salesman in his 50s, to take a closer look at his life. Motivated by a misguided obsession with getting Barack Obama elected, John takes an overwhelming involvement in the Presidential ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, sentimental, humorous
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Place: usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 87 min.
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Plot: revolution, black, protest, revolutionary, politics, feminism, sexual content, coming of age, youth, state affairs, society, rebellion ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: slovakia, balkan, former yugoslavia, europe, czech republic
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Grown Ups (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Sweden
Duration: 84 min.
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Style: realistic, semi serious, feel good, humorous
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: France, Belgium, Italy, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 109 min.
Story: An examination of the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 through to the present day.[Synopsis from the director, courtesy of Cannes Film Festival] : "The Time That Remains" is a semi biographic film, in four historic episodes, about a ...
Style: humorous, psychological, thought provoking, realistic, touching ...
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Time: 2000s, 1940s, 20th century, 21st century
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
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Audience: family outing
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Duration: 97 min.
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