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Nothing Personal (2009)
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Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands, Ireland
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Alone in her empty flat, from her window Anne observes the people passing by who nervously snatch up the personal belongings and pieces of furniture she has put out on the pavement. Her final gesture of taking a ring off her finger signals she is leaving her previous life in Holland behind. She goes to Ireland, where she chooses to lead a solitary, wandering existence, striding through the austere landscapes of Connemara. During her travels, she discovers a house that is home to a hermit, Martin.
Style:
atmospheric, sexy, psychological, realistic, contemplative, art house, captivating, offbeat, intelligent, sincere ...
Plot:
loneliness, human nature, solitude, starting over, introspection, freedom, friendship, drifter, camping, mental disorder, older man younger woman romance, on the road, estrangement, travel, relocation, new year, winter, women, cancer, couples, conflict, woman, social injustice, social anxiety disorder, misfit ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
ireland, germany, england
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, psychological and contemplative films with plots about introspection, loneliness, hopes, estrangement, female nudity, family relations and couple relations mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Nothing Personal: The Meetings of Anna (1978), Watchtower (2012), Exhibition (2013), The Afterlight (2009), Inside (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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