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Tales from the Golden Age (2009)
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Original name: Amintiri din epoca de aur
Genre: Comedy, History
Country: Romania, France
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
Tales from the Golden Age is composed of 5 unconventional short stories, each one dealing with the late communist period in Romania, told through its urban myths from the perspective of ordinary people. The title of the film refers to the alluded "Golden Age" of the last 15 years of Ceauşescu's regime.
Style:
sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious, dark comedy, anthology, offbeat, gloomy
Plot:
communism, family relations, life is a bitch, society, dictatorship, social decay, life changing experience, summer, urban legend, artist, underground, communist, totalitarian regime, mission, revolt, romanian revolution, christmas, friends, theft, deadend life, pretense, bittersweet, village, train, photographer ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century, year 1979
Place:
eastern europe, europe, romania
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out semi serious, realistic, humorous and touching films with plots about society, family relations, couples, parents and children, bittersweet, couple relations and misfit mostly in Comedy, Drama and History genres. Some movies like Tales from the Golden Age: Occident (2002), Silent Wedding (2008), Paper Birds (2010), Sous le figuier (2012), My Best Holidays (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Romania
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
"Occident" is a bitter comedy about the people who want to emigrate from Romania, and about those who stay behind. The movie has a rich, interesting structure: there are three different stories - a weeklong in the film - that cross, ...
Style:
touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic, black humor
Plot:
change of luck, society, life is a bitch, couples, misfit, social decay, hopes, racism, visceral, coming of age, chaos, artist ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
balkan, transylvania, romania, europe
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Romania, Luxembourg, France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In a small village of Communist-era Romania a young couple wish to marry, but Joseph Stalin dies the night prior to their wedding ceremony forcing the bride and groom to marry in silence.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, surreal, realistic, biting ...
Plot:
dictatorship, dark humor, wedding preparations and rituals, dictator, injustice, occupation, family life, parents and children, oppression, disorder, plan gone awry, couples ...
Time:
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Place:
romania, soviet union, europe, ussr
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60%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: Spain
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Jorge and Enrique are two artist in the post Spanish Civil War times that adopt an orphan child called Miguel. With a varieté company that travel around the country, Jorge and Enrique see the horrors left by the war meanwhile the Republic Army ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, atmospheric, captivating ...
Plot:
spanish civil war, performer's life, artists and showbiz, family relations, society, orphan, life is a bitch, political repression, friendship, rivalry, spanish history, world war two ...
Time:
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Place:
spain, europe
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55%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium, Luxembourg
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Nathalie, Christophe and Joëlle are in the midst of an existential crisis. Brought together by Selma, 95 and seriously ill, they will spend a memorable summer on the banks of the Moselle. How ironic that the one whom they had intended to help to ...
Style:
contemplative, semi serious, realistic, touching, sentimental ...
Plot:
terminal illness, countryside, life is a bitch, friendship, hopes, introspection, family relations, friends, bittersweet, dealing with death, single parent, unfulfillment ...
Time:
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Place:
europe, brussels
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51%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Over this long hot summer, Claude and Isabelle get their marriage back on track, while Bibou and Simon, spend a memorable summer discovering the world of grown-ups.
Style:
feel good, humorous, semi serious, sentimental, realistic
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
couples, village life, culture clash, social relations, society, children, countryside, coming of age, couple relations, summer vacation, teenage love, village ...
Time:
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Place:
france, brittany
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 57 min.
Story:
In this holiday prequel, it’s 1997 and Sunnyvale Trailer Park is getting ready for the holiday season. Julian’s got a great idea to make money this Christmas, Ricky gets confused between God and Santa, and Bubbles tries to get the Boys together ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, mockumentary, light, not serious ...
Plot:
christmas, nothing goes right, life is a bitch, petty criminal, friends, misfit, buddies, trailer park boys, holiday, underground, xmas, social misfits ...
Time:
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Place:
canada
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
funny, parody, cult classic, biting, semi serious ...
Plot:
communism, satire, female nudity, artist, communist, outlaw, mistaken identity, filmmaking, anti communism, uninhibited rivalry, dishonesty, race against time ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
poland, brazil, new jersey, tokyo
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Romania
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
It's the 22nd of December. Sixteen years have passed since the revolution, and in a small town Christmas is about to come. Piscoci, an old retired man is preparing for another Christmas alone. Manescu, the history teacher, tries to keep up with ...
Style:
captivating, semi serious, humorous, witty, dark comedy ...
Plot:
communism, politics, holiday, friendship, state affairs, elderly, small town, dictatorship, international relations, husband wife relationship, revolution, communist ...
Time:
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Place:
balkan, eastern europe, romania, europe, bucharest
Similarity:
46%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
In 1983, in France experiencing intolerance and racial violence , three young teens and the priest Minguettes launching a largely peaceful march for equality and against racism, over 1,000 km between Marseille and Paris . Despite the difficulties ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, thought provoking, biting ...
Plot:
racism, human spirit, fighting the system, discrimination, cross country, society, life is a bitch, hopes, immigrant, misfit, working class, racial slur ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Félix, disguised as Father Christmas, hands out leaflets advertising a sexy Christmas party. His place is taken by an African Santa Claus and he returns to his caravan only to find his girlfriend Josette about to leave him. When he comes after her, ...
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, cult classic, funny, humorous ...
Plot:
christmas, trapped in an elevator, transvestite, lgbtq, psychology, xmas, christmas time, exodus, suicide, theatre play, pharmacist, suffering ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 18th century
Place:
france, paris france, europe, japan, tokyo
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, semi serious, sentimental, humorous, talky ...
Plot:
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Time:
70s, 20th century, 60s, year 1977, year 1968
Place:
prague, czechoslovakia, europe, czech republic, central europe
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: Turkey
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The story takes place in a small town (called Hakkari) in Turkey at the beginning of the 70's. The time has come to bring technology into that small town. The first Television (or called Visiontele by the citizens) arrives and the chaos begins.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, touching, realistic, political ...
Plot:
television, family relations, culture clash, traditional versus modern, social relations, society, lifestyle, life changing experience, mayor, turk, skinny dipping, rural setting ...
Time:
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Place:
cyprus, turkey, middle east
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
surreal, biting, semi serious, realistic, clever ...
Plot:
cartoonist, extramarital affair, satire, culture clash, performer's life, bittersweet, disorder, estrangement, family relations, lifestyle, society, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
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Place:
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38%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Suburbanites Danny and Linda try to overcome their various differences and try to get along after his wife and her husband run off with each other.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, feel good, sentimental, offbeat ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Max is 6 years old. She lives with her dad Toni, a small time crook with a golden heart. For Xmas, Max offers him Rose, a call-girl found on the street whom she’s very fond of. Despite the complicated situation, Toni’s gonna have a hard time ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, sentimental, touching, humorous ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, realistic, touching, humorous
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, witty, humorous, realistic, sexual ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Je to film sestávající ze šesti povídek, které většinou černě humornou, ironickou, mnohdy i trpce hořkou formou vyprávějí o jednom dávném prokletí, lidské nevěře, podivných úchylkách, nečekaném zázraku i pokryteckém ...
Style:
anthology, black comedy, offbeat, melancholic, period piece ...
Plot:
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Time:
90s, 20th century, 50s, year 1945, year 1995
Place:
prague, japan, eastern europe, europe, asia ...
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Comedy, History
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, witty, humorous, captivating, period piece ...
Plot:
enlightenment, writer's life, against the rules, fighting the system, rebelliousness, rebellion, clergy, society, idealism, couple relations, religions or cults, nudity ...
Time:
georgian era, 18th century
Place:
europe, france
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Argentina, France, Italy, Spain, Czech Republic
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, semi serious, sentimental, humorous, talky ...
Plot:
family relations, family life, haunted by the past, love and romance, friends, parents and children, friendship, hopes, youth, father son relationship, jewess, holocaust ...
Place:
europe, latin america, israel, poland, argentina ...
Similarity:
30%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: Switzerland, France, Portugal
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
It is April 1974 and Julie Dujonc-Renens, young feminist journalist and the cunning Joseph-Marie Cauvin, leading reporter for the Swiss radio, have been sent to Portugal to investigate Switzerland’s aid to poor countries. Sparks fly during the bus ...
Style:
semi serious, captivating, witty, humorous, realistic ...
Plot:
revolution, feminism, rebellion, society, on the road, memory loss, language barrier, scoop, womanizer, radio dj, countryside, female pubic hair ...
Time:
year 1974, 70s, 20th century
Place:
portugal, europe, france, switzerland, lisbon portugal
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Style:
talky, semi serious, realistic, sentimental, sincere ...
Plot:
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Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
france, brittany, europe
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Actor Sandro Lanza is experiencing the most painful moment of his existence. After a suicide attempt, his three daughters, scattered throughout Europe, each with a different mother, come to his side. The sisters meet to decide what to do with their ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, captivating, light, semi serious ...
Plot:
family relations, parents and children, aging, family gatherings, estrangement, strong female presence, love, rivalry, society, elderly, love and romance, bittersweet ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, rome italy, italy
Similarity:
30%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The film follows Nello, the recently hired director of a newly developed work cooperative of former mental patients. After the closure of state psychiatric hospitals and asylums in Italy under the Basaglia Law many former patients were left with few ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, captivating, reflective ...
Plot:
rehabilitation, fish out of water, society, doctors and patients, life is a bitch, unemployment, misfit, wrongfully committed, mental health, recovery, social realism, branding iron ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
italy
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Babou's daughter refuses to invite her mother to her wedding, prompting Babou to begin life anew.
Style:
humorous, light, feel good, captivating, sincere ...
Plot:
parents and children, family relations, family problems, estrangement, hopes, society, optimism, mother daughter relationship, couples, friendship, atmosphere, women ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
belgium, europe
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
On a mission to loosen up, a miser's sets about buying a house in the country for his family.
Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious
Plot:
nothing goes right, family life, family problems, couples, couple relations, domestic disturbance, countryside, family in crisis, house, silly humor, disorder, crumbling marriage ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, france
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Bourgeois convention is demolished in Luis Buñuel’s surrealist gem. Featuring an elegant soiree with guests seated at toilet bowls, poker-playing monks using religious medals as chips, and police officers looking for a missing girl who is right ...
Style:
surreal, satirical, humorous, art house, dark comedy ...
Plot:
satire, surrealism, sadomasochism, monk, chaos, religion, courtroom, society, mistaken identity, greed, visceral, estrangement ...
Time:
20th century, year 1974, 70s
Place:
france, paris france, europe, spain
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A former 'Sonny and Cher' dancer tries to pull her life together when social services threaten to take her daughter away from her.
Style:
dark comedy, thinking, independent film, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot:
social services, disaster, profanity, boarding school, religions or cults, family problems, family relations, single parent, danger, babies and infants, society, youth ...
Time:
year 1989, 80s
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27%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Sweden
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Stig-Helmer and Ole Bramserud on a trip to the Canary Islands for Christmas.
Style:
hilarious, humorous, realistic, offbeat, semi serious ...
Plot:
resort, anti hero, fear of flying, christmas, hotel, holiday, vacation, shyness, christmas time, travel, tourist, golf ...
Time:
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Place:
canary islands, europe, spain, eastern europe, stockholm sweden ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, Hungary
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, feel good, semi serious, realistic, humorous
Plot:
strong female lead, dysfunctional family, communism, dysfunctional marriage, family problems, family relations, couple relations, parents and children, strong female character, cold war era, cold war, berlin wall ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
england, germany, east germany
Similarity:
27%
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