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Marisa in the Woods (2017)
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Original name: Marisa en los bosques
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Marisa feels that she is the supporting actress of her own life. She has no job, no projects, no prospects for the future. She looks away from her own life's downfall to become the rescuer of her best friend Mina, who is immersed in a desperate crisis after the break-up of her relationship with Salvador. When she tries to get help from other friends, she only finds more lives adrift. Then, some unexpected news breaks the difficult balance of her life, and Marisa can only find comfort in the city nightlife. She is ready to disappear, silent and quietly, like fading into black.
Style:
road movie, independent film, melancholic, touching, captivating, bleak, contemplative, mumblecore
Plot:
loneliness, relationship problems, existentialism, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, guilt, theater, existential crisis, female protagonist, character study, friendship, urban, slice of life, aimlessness, hopelessness, rescue attempt, moral ambiguity, gay pride, young adult, transgender, women, actor's life, rehearsal, generation, transsexual, dialogue driven ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
madrid, spain
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, independent film, captivating and realistic films with plots about slice of life, friendship, character study, urban, bittersweet, intimate and loneliness mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres. Some movies like Marisa in the Woods: Amanda (2022), Mediterranean Fever (2022), Creative Nonfiction (2009), Avenues (2017), Taxi Drivers (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Story:
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Plot:
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Plot:
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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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Plot:
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Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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