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An Umbrella for Lovers (1986)
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An Umbrella for Lovers (1986)
Original name: Зонтик для новобрачных
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Kraskov and Vera have long loved each other. They are unable to part, however, and connect their destinies can not and have already accepted the circumstances of life: he has a family, three children. A chance meeting in Moscow with a young couple, familiar with the rest in the South, pushes them to a decisive step…
Style: period piece
Audience: adult
Plot: black ops, unfulfilled love, longing, family life, infidelity, nostalgia, affection, pretense, marriage, regret, bittersweet, intimate, domestic drama, deception, urban, companionship, realism, slice of life, summer, love triangle, identity, mistress, doctor, family relations, nurse ...
Time: 80s
Place: moscow russia, black sea, ussr, soviet union

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, romantic drama, emotional and period piece films with plots about bittersweet, intimate, urban, love triangle, slice of life, regret and nostalgia mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like An Umbrella for Lovers: The Stroll (2003), Waiting (1981), Autumn (1974), Turning to Love (1975), Bye Bye Love (1993). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 90 min.
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Place: russia
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Waiting (1981)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 69 min.
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Autumn (1974)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 93 min.
Story: In their youth they loved each other, but then parted. Ilya got married, Alexandra married, but the family life did not work out for both of them. Having met again, they understand that they still love each other, and spend seven happy days together ...
Style: romantic drama, reflective, melancholic, period piece
Plot: character study, bittersweet, intimate, nostalgia, regret, realism, longing, midlife crisis, isolation, minimalism, couples, infidelity ...
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Turning to Love (1975)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 127 min.
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Style: emotional, romantic drama, sentimental, melancholic, period piece
Audience: adult
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Time: 70s
Place: soviet union, ussr
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Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 92 min.
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Place: soviet union, poetic realism, ussr
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Bye Bye Love (1993)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 99 min.
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Style: romantic drama, melancholic, independent film, contemplative, art house
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Time: 90s
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Duration: 102 min.
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Genre: Drama, Romance
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Duration: 83 min.
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Plot: dog, talking animal, friend, ex wife, daughter, alcoholism, binge drinking, friendship, companionship, hallucination, betrayal by friend, loyalty ...
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Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 93 min.
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Country: Soviet Union
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