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The Taste of Apple Seeds (2013)
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Original name: Der Geschmack von Apfelkernen
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
When Bertha dies, her granddaughter Iris inherits her house and finds herself back in the home where she and her cousin used to play dressing-up in the summer holidays. While she wanders from room to room, she gropes her way through memories and things she had forgotten: What did her grandfather really do before he went to war? Which men were Bertha’s daughters in love with? Who ate his apple with the seeds?
Style:
family saga, emotional, melancholic, contemplative, reflective, period piece, sentimental, atmospheric, period drama
Plot:
memory, family drama, inheritance, family secret, grief, nostalgia, mourning, house, adaptation, flashback, homecoming, literary, family history, identity, bittersweet, lgbt, food, relic, loss, small town, regret, intimate, strong female lead, female nudity, sex scene ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
northern germany
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, emotional, contemplative and art house films with plots about memory, loss, intimate, bittersweet, grief, small town and nostalgia mostly in Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like The Taste of Apple Seeds: The Magnetic Tree (2013), House in Brittany (2012), Claire Darling (2018), Dream State (2018), Courage (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, Chile
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
contemplative, surreal, sentimental, touching, sincere ...
Plot:
family relations, family life, homecoming, parents and children, family gatherings, unfulfilled love, road not taken, love and romance, unfulfillment, siblings relations, family reunited, nostalgia ...
Time:
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Place:
chile, latin america
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, atmospheric, realistic, sentimental, art house ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Following the death of his estranged father, Louis is left feeling he hasn't achieved as much as he had hoped for. A chance encounter with figures from his past triggers a set of events that shakes his perception of life.
Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico, Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
poignant, emotional, melancholic, contemplative, art house ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Anna hasn’t seen her family for a decade. When her grandmother dies, she returns home to take care of her grandfather. In the week leading up to the funeral, nothing goes as expected, and Anna is forced to reconsider how she lives her life.
Style:
melancholic, contemplative, realistic
Plot:
grief, grandfather, funeral, getting home, family conflict, family drama, loss, intimate, character study, small town, mourning, confrontation ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
berlin germany
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 58 min.
Story:
A melodic, emotional exploration of one family falling apart in a sleepy Midwestern city, The Branches follows Claire (Kelly Brumbach) as she attempts to reconnect with the hometown life she left behind.
Style:
emotional, melancholic, contemplative, realistic, atmospheric
Plot:
family drama, hometown, family conflict, intimate, estrangement, getting home, character study, relationships, small town, introspection, homecoming, grief ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, serious, intense, realistic
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, Norway
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Magnus is a photographer specializing in family portraits. When he plans for his mother’s 75th birthday he discovers family secrets that will change his life.
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, emotional, poignant ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Tai-hung, in his 50s, lives happily with his wife. Informed of the death of his high school friend, Tai-hung’s secret past resurfaces. The feature debut from promising new Hong Kong talent Jun Li.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, melancholic, emotional ...
Plot:
transgender, grief, lgbt, transgender woman, character study, identity, gender issues, problem, changing lives, family relations, lifestyle change, couple relations ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
china
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, dramatic, intense, melancholic, tension ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Fuke visits his uncle Idriz and aunt Sabira to fix a broken boiler. He soon finds out there's a lot more that needs to be repaired. Idriz and Sabira aren't ready to accept the loss of their only son in the Balkan war, seven years earlier. ...
Style:
melancholic, reflective, art house, tear jerker
Plot:
balkan war, family drama, grief, loss, mourning, intimate, nostalgia, slice of life, memory, healing, reconciliation, getting home ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
bosnia herzegovina, bosnia, balkan, former yugoslavia
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Romania
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, contemplative, reflective, melancholic, family saga ...
Plot:
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Place:
germany, romania, transylvania
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Azerbaijan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
art house, melancholic, slow cinema, contemplative
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Vietnam
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
vietnam
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Duration: 101 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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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 105 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
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Duration: 104 min.
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:
bittersweet, siblings relations, family problems, family relations, estrangement, life turned upside down, dealing with death, death in the family, siblings, secrets, family drama, loss ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
melancholic, reflective, poignant, contemplative, emotional ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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21%
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Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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female protagonist, midlife crisis, nostalgia, homecoming, regret, getting home, memory, farmhouse, small town, remote village, intimate, screenwriter ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, Norway
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
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Style:
contemplative, serious, psychological, realistic, sincere ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, touching, serious, realistic, sentimental ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
poignant, emotional, reflective, sentimental, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, melancholic, psychological, reflective, realistic ...
Audience:
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Plot:
coming of age, female protagonist, grief, sibling rivalry, loss, family drama, adolescence, self discovery, healing, mourning, identity, character study ...
Place:
stockholm sweden, eastern europe
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