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Almost a Man (1966)
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Original name: Un uomo a metà
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Jacques Perrin was awarded Best Actor at the 1966 Venice Film Festival for his gripping portrayal of a young writer's descent into madness. Alienated, neurotic, and plagued by guilt, Perrin retreats from reality, loses interest in work, and comes to the brink of suicide before being sent to an asylum for shock therapy. Escaping from the asylum, Perrin returns to his boyhood home, where he learns the reasons for his present mental state. The strong supporting cast, including Lea Padovani and Pier Paolo Capponi, bring credence to their roles, but it is De Seta's direction, Perrin's controlled performance, and a relatively subtle score by Ennio Morricone which keep this film from becoming as overwrought as it might have become in other hands.
Style:
melancholic, art house, art film, bleak, intense, existential, tragic, period drama, nostalgic
Plot:
alienation, psychoanalysis, neurosis, mental illness, existentialism, isolation, family conflict, guilt, identity crisis, mental breakdown, domineering mother, electroshock therapy, clinic, mental disorder, world war two, hunting, house, flashback, brother brother relationship, mother son relationship, hiding place, shock treatment, psychological drama, remembering, overbearing mother
Place:
italy
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, art house, bleak and intense films with plots about isolation, alienation, psychological drama, character study, identity crisis, minimalism and obsession mostly in Drama and History genres. Some movies like Almost a Man: The Sting of Death (1990), DeAD (2013), 7 Kinds Οf Wrath (2014), In and Out of Planet Earth (2008), Process (2004). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Miho and Toshio, putting their children and household at stake, duel for control in their degrading, middle-aged marriage.
Style:
intense, serious, bleak, melancholic, grim ...
Plot:
alienation, infidelity, domestic drama, character study, control, power struggle, obsession, manipulation, isolation, family conflict, claustrophobia, revenge ...
Time:
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79
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Greece
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
greece, athens greece
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
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Style:
existential, contemplative, psychological, surreal, melancholic ...
Plot:
alter ego, isolation, flashback, suicide, existential crisis, identity crisis, memory, mental illness, guilt, stream of consciousness, regret, mental breakdown ...
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163
Genre: Drama
Country: France, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A woman is on the verge of killing herself, in reverse.
Style:
dark, emotional, bleak, contemplative, independent film ...
Plot:
character study, existential crisis, self destructing, suicide, depression, desperation, mental health, actress, existentialism, mature, female protagonist, flashback ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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13
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
crime drama, tension, melancholic, suspense, gloomy ...
Plot:
guilt, hit and run, character study, tragedy, accidental death, moral ambiguity, introspection, ethical dilemma, young couple, mental illness, road trip, loss of innocence ...
Time:
60s
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Tunisia, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Youssef Soltane, a 45-year-old Tunisian intellectual, is the product of a generation that lived the era of euphoria and great ideologies in the sixties, and their subsequent failure. He was incarcerated and tortured for his political opinions. ...
Style:
melancholic, bleak, art house, political drama
Plot:
introspection, existential crisis, political repression, character study, social commentary, identity crisis, isolation, alienation, nostalgia, moral ambiguity, class conflict, reflection ...
Time:
80s
Place:
tunisia
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 103 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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Genre: Drama
Country: Romania, France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
melancholic, existential, art house, surreal, moody
Plot:
death, guilt, loneliness, grief, regret, loss, memory, mourning, hotel, obsession, suicide, mature ...
Place:
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Country: Netherlands
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, independent film, dark, bleak, emotional ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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293
Genre: Drama
Country: Latvia, Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
existential, melancholic, contemplative, intense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 110 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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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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2K
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
character study, obsession, creative process, isolation, alienation, realism, intimate, family conflict, identity crisis, mental health, slow burn, slice of life ...
Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Style:
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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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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Plot:
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