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White Nights on the Pier (2014)
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White Nights on the Pier (2014)
Original name: Nuits blanches sur la jetée
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A man walks every night along the jetty. There he meets a young woman who is waiting for the man of her life. Over four nights, they discuss life and he gradually falls in love with her.
Style: contemplative, atmospheric, serious, realistic, talky, stylized, gloomy, modern day adaptation
Plot: seaport, love and romance, fall in love, introspection, unfulfillment, love, women, loneliness, unrequited love, orphan, school teacher, port, night, declaration of love, love letter, crying woman, dialogue driven, woman crying, romance
Time: 2010s, 21st century, contemporary
Place: france, europe

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Friday Night (2002)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
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Place: france, paris france, europe
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Tangled 8 (2015)
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Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
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Genre: Drama, Romance
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Duration: 87 min.
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Time: year 1971, 19th century
Place: paris france, france
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The Soft Skin (1964)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Pierre Lachenay is a well-known publisher and lecturer, married with Franca and father of Sabine, around 10. He meets an air hostess, Nicole. They start a love affair, which Pierre is hiding, but he cannot stand staying away from her.
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Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
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Duration: 90 min.
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