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The Eve of Ivan Kupalo (1968)
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Original name: Вечір на Івана Купала
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
Based on Nikolai Gogol’s short story “The Eve of Ivan Kupala” (“St John’s Eve”).
Style:
surreal, mystical
Plot:
surrealism, hallucination, pact with the devil, deal with the devil, mythology, folk, demon, folklore, dancing, village, forest, gold, religion, snow, farmer, forced marriage, amnesia, snowman, river, pig, virgin mary, symbol, countryside, burned alive, child murder ...
Place:
ussr, soviet union
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out surreal, serious, atmospheric and weird films with plots about surrealism, female nudity, supernatural, nude, suspense, countryside and hallucination mostly in Drama, Fantasy and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Eve of Ivan Kupalo: A Spring for the Thirsty (1965), The Fifth Season (2012), Vera (2003), Lowlife (2012), The Adventures of God (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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