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Fiction (2006)
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Original name: Ficció
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Alex, a shy and introverted, is a film director trying to finish writing his latest script. Decided to leave a few days of his wife and children to go to the Pyrenees and find there the peace and inspiration. In the town where he is met Monica, a violinist who is on vacation at a friend's house. Love grows between them and will face feelings that have to control and hide. Feelings that may never expressed.
Style:
realistic, psychological, atmospheric, captivating, humorous, serious
Plot:
introspection, midlife crisis, love affair, infidelity, creative block, family relations, countryside, solitude, human nature, road not taken, mountain village, isolated house, mountain, love and romance, couples, artists and showbiz, existence paradox, hiking, church, lesbian couple, extramarital affair, lost, denial, romance, field trip
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
spain, barcelona, catalonia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
spain, barcelona
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
introspection, haunted by the past, family relations, family life, dysfunctional family, life is a bitch, estrangement, mental illness, human nature, family problems, couples, love affair ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 96 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: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, emotional, serious, captivating, sincere ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
An insomniac actress is facing the waning days of her career, when her niece pays a visit to her Malibu house.
Style:
mumblecore, realistic, serious, atmospheric, captivating ...
Plot:
family relations, self discovery, midlife crisis, artists and showbiz, introspection, actor's life, unfulfillment, aspiring actress, beach house, nude women, global warming, female nudity ...
Time:
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Place:
california, usa, malibu california
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 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: France, Italy, Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexual, contemplative, realistic, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Michèle shares her life with Paul, her husband and work colleague. She has a lover, Thomas, a musician with whom she has been having a passionate affair for some time. Attracted by Thomass non-conformity and lust for life, Michèle abandons her ...
Style:
serious, realistic, psychological, captivating, gloomy
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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664
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Italy, Mexico
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
38%
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Country: Spain
Duration: 100 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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Country: France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating, atmospheric, touching, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
europe, romania
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, psychological, realistic, touching, sentimental
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Chile
Duration: 85 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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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Sweden, USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Sweden
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 98 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: Chile, Argentina, Spain, UK, France
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, touching, psychological ...
Plot:
introspection, love affair, love and romance, couples, starting over, survival, hopes, couple relations, dysfunctional family, society, pregnancy, sexual relations ...
Time:
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Place:
chile
Similarity:
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Country: Denmark, Finland
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 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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Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, sincere, independent film ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, emotional, psychological, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 92 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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Country: France, Greece
Duration: 105 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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Country: Spain
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, emotional, serious, touching, psychological ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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419
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Jess (Brenda Blethyn) and town handyman Jacob (Kevin Whately) have been happily married 20 years, recently taking in a trio of Jacob's elderly relatives, including his mother (Rosemary Harris). Though the relations are demanding, kindhearted ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, serious, touching
Plot:
love affair, family relations, family problems, society, family in crisis, life is a bitch, dysfunctional family, couples, betrayal, love and romance, working class, crumbling marriage ...
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, independent film, f word
Plot:
couple relations, self discovery, love and romance, friendship, introspection, couples, family relations, infidelity, family life, love affair, parents and children, fall in love ...
Time:
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Place:
india, delhi
Similarity:
28%
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Country: Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Two couples, old friends, end up in a heated debate over adultery at a dinner party.
Style:
psychological, contemplative, realistic, talky, captivating ...
Plot:
infidelity, love affair, estrangement, best friend, anniversary, family problems, society, introspection, couple relations, unfulfillment, marriage, dinner ...
Place:
denmark, eastern europe
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, sentimental, emotional, contemplative, psychological ...
Plot:
self discovery, homecoming, introspection, parents and children, family relations, estrangement, redemption, hopes, road not taken, bittersweet, unfulfillment, dying father ...
Time:
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Place:
north carolina, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
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