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Wait Until Spring, Bandini (1989)
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Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France, Italy, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Rocklin Colorado, 1925. A hard cold winter. Young Arturo Bandini loves his father Svevo, his mother Maria and his brothers. Even though his bricklayer father wastes the little money he has in the Imperial Poolhall and his time with the rich American widow, Hildegarde. Even though his beautiful and pious mother lets his father get away with that, even if his little brother wets the bed. Arturo loves them all. He also loves to play baseball, even though he has to wait until spring. And he also loves the movies ... and Rosa. But she doesn't love him ...
Style:
rough, serious, realistic, gloomy
Plot:
coming of age, family relations, immigrants, child's point of view, sport, youth, family life, life is a bitch, society, ambition, down on your luck, family in crisis, baseball, clan, romance
Time:
1920s, 20s
Place:
colorado, usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, touching and bleak films with plots about family relations, life is a bitch, youth, society, family problems, coming of age and family in crisis mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Wait Until Spring, Bandini: Long Road Home (1991), Barren Lives (1963), Macondo (2014), The Sound and the Fury (2014), Of Boys and Men (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 78 min.
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Duration: 103 min.
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touching, realistic, serious, sincere, gloomy
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Story:
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serious, touching, realistic, captivating, gloomy
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73%
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Robert Townsend stars as the patriarch of a family devastated when his wife is killed in a senseless auto accident. Reeling with grief, each family member must find courage and vision to carry on, ultimately eager to do the mother proud.
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realistic, psychological, sentimental, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
family relations, family life, family in crisis, parents and children, youth, car accident, death of wife, accidental death, grief, love, society, family problems ...
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, sincere, touching
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Story:
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Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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