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1001 Grams (2014)
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Original name: 1001 gram
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway, Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When Norwegian scientist Marie attends a seminar in Paris on the actual weight of a kilo, it is her own measurement of disappointment, grief and, not least, love, that ends up on the scale. Finally Marie is forced to come to terms with how much a human life truly weighs and which measurements she intends to live by.
Style:
sexy, realistic, contemplative, serious, psychological, captivating, touching, gloomy
Plot:
self discovery, unfulfillment, dull life, scientist, frustration, love, estrangement, women, father daughter relationship, love and romance, love affair, bittersweet, female nudity, bathtub, seminar
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
paris france, scandinavia, france, europe
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Country: France, Belgium, West Germany
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Poland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
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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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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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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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Place:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Place:
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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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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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