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From the Life of the Marionettes (1980)
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From the Life of the Marionettes (1980)
Original name: Aus dem Leben der Marionetten
Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany, Austria
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Made during Bergman's tax-related exile in Germany, the film continues the story of Katarina and Peter Egermann, the feuding, childless, professional couple who appear in one episode of "Scenes From A Marriage." After Peter perpetrates a horrendous crime in its first scene, the rest of the film consists of a non-linear examination of his motivations, incorporating a police psychological investigation, scenes from the Egermanns' married life, and dream sequences.
Style: disturbing, art house, black and white, suspense thriller, psychological, bleak, serious, realistic
Plot: lgbt, mental illness, prostitution, women, mental disorder, depression, art, death, dream, psychiatry, dialogue, labor, crazy love, nordic, murder, gay slur, prostitute, investigation, obsession, life is a bitch, couples, gays and lesbians, dysfunctional family, infidelity, family problems ...
Time: year 1980, 70s, 20th century
Place: germany, europe
Keyword: oldies, sweden

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, psychological and art house films with plots about couples, family problems, unfulfillment, family relations, infidelity, couple relations and crumbling marriage mostly in Drama and Fantasy genres. Some movies like From the Life of the Marionettes: Woyzeck (1979), The Touch (1971), After the Rehearsal (1984), The Silence (1963), Face to Face (1976). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Woyzeck (1979)
Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Having fathered an illegitimate child with his lover, Marie, feckless soldier Franz Woyzeck takes odd jobs around his small town to provide some extra money for them. One of them is volunteering for experiments conducted by a local doctor, who puts ...
Style: atmospheric, disturbing, bleak, psychological, dark comedy ...
Plot: murder, insanity, military, loser, brutality, infidelity, obsession, soldier, child, legion, foreign legion, colonialism ...
Time: year 1979, 19th century, 70s, 20th century
Place: germany
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The Touch (1971)
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A seemingly happy Swedish housewife and mother begins an adulterous affair with a foreign archaeologist who is working near her home.
Style: art house, independent film, realistic, serious, psychological
Plot: infidelity, love affair, crazy love, art, love story, nudity, affair, female nudity, church, wedding ring, hospital, extramarital affair ...
Time: year 1971, 70s, 20th century
Place: eastern europe, london
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After the Rehearsal (1984)
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, West Germany
Duration: 70 min.
Story: Rational, exacting, and self-controlled theater director, Henrik Vogler, often stays after rehearsal to think and plan. On this day, Anna comes back, ostensibly looking for a bracelet. She is the lead in his new production of Stindberg's ...
Style: psychedelic, surreal, mind bending, art house, contemplative ...
Plot: theater, art, relationships, actor, dialogue, crazy love, nordic, memory, dull life, couples, aging, actor's life ...
Time: year 1984, 80s
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The Silence (1963)
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Traveling through an unnamed European country on the brink of war, sickly, intellectual Ester, her sister Anna and Anna's young son, Johan, check into a near-empty hotel. A basic inability to communicate among the three seems only to worsen ...
Style: art house, black and white, sexual, erotic, cerebral ...
Plot: existentialism, female orgasm, religion, dysfunctional family, female masturbation, illness, translator, war zone, room, sibling rivalry, lesbianism, hotel room ...
Time: year 1963, 20th century, 60s
Place: europe
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Face to Face (1976)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Sweden
Duration: 114 min.
Story: A sensitive exploration of the tragic irony of the psychiatrist suffering with mental illness.
Style: art house, action adventure, surreal, psychedelic, mind bending ...
Plot: mental illness, nordic, art, european, existentialism, dialogue, psychopath, misfit, destruction, cowboy, psychotherapy, suicide attempt ...
Time: year 1976, 70s
Place: eastern europe
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Cries & Whispers (1972)
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 91 min.
Story: As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so deeply immersed in their own psychic pains that they can't offer her the support she needs. Maria is wracked with guilt at her husband's suicide, caused by his discovery of her ...
Style: touching, emotional, depressing, serious, psychological ...
Plot: cancer, terminal illness, maid, art, family relations, nordic, women, dialogue, obsession, existentialism, sisters, visceral ...
Time: year 1972, 19th century, turn of the century, 90s, 1900s
Place: scandinavia, eastern europe
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Through a Glass Darkly (1961)
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Karin hopes to recover from her recent stay at a mental hospital by spending the summer at her family's cottage on a tiny island. Her husband, Martin, cares for her but is frustrated by her physical withdrawal. Her younger bother, Minus, is ...
Style: psychological, philosophical, art house, black and white, serious ...
Plot: schizophrenia, mental illness, religion, insanity, psychology, existentialism, dysfunctional family, nordic, mental disorder, illness, spirituality, island ...
Time: year 1961, 60s, 20th century
Place: eastern europe, scandinavia
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Shame (1968)
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Ingmar Bergman's psychological study of how humans react in a situation of war. The film takes place on Gotland, where invasion forces arrives.
Style: psychological, art house, political, cerebral, biting ...
Plot: existentialism, dialogue, island, nordic, civil war, war, betrayal, politics, european, world war two, female nudity, modernism ...
Time: year 1968, 20th century, 60s
Place: scandinavia, eastern europe
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The Passion of Anna (1969)
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Andreas, a man struggling with the recent demise of his marriage and his own emotional isolation, befriends a married couple also in the midst of psychological turmoil. In turn he meets Anna, who is grieving the recent deaths of her husband and son. ...
Style: art house, surreal, cerebral, psychological, bleak ...
Plot: solitude, depression, isolation, animal cruelty, nightmare, self pity, breaking the fourth wall, psychology, dialogue, guilt, suicide, female nudity ...
Time: year 1969, 20th century, 60s
Place: eastern europe
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I Only Want You to Love Me (1976)
Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story: The story of the young man Peter, who grew up during the economic miracle, bereft of parental care and love. Learning early on that interpersonal relationships are based on the principles of exchange or purchase, he abides by these rules and gives ...
Style: art house, serious, realistic, psychological, gloomy ...
Plot: couples, family relations, alienation, dysfunctional family, estrangement, family problems, injustice, unfulfillment, mentally unstable, life is a bitch, unlikely criminals, human nature ...
Time: year 1976, 70s
Place: europe, germany, munich germany
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34%
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Winter Light (1963)
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 81 min.
Story: A Swedish pastor fails a loving woman, a suicidal fisherman and God.
Style: philosophical, psychological, depressing, art house, black and white ...
Plot: religion, existentialism, suicide, priest, winter, faith, midlife crisis, spirituality, great ending, philosophy, art, small town ...
Time: year 1963, 20th century, 60s
Place: scandinavia, eastern europe
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Fear of Fear (1975)
Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story: After having her second child, a German housewife suffers from post-partum depression before inexplicably falling into a continually misdiagnosed mental state, befuddling her relatives.
Style: art house, dread, depressing, philosophical, serious ...
Plot: mental disorder, drunk, pharmacist, dysfunctional couple, husband wife relationship, anxiety, psychic, depression, pharmacy, pregnancy, mental breakdown, mental health ...
Time: year 1975, 70s
Place: germany, west germany
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Open Window (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: The engagment between a struggling photographer and an assistant professor is marred by an act of violence.
Style: psychological, serious, realistic, sincere, independent film
Plot: dysfunctional family, rape, introspection, couples, family problems, crumbling marriage, couple relations, dishonesty, haunted by the past, female nudity, family in crisis, vegetarian ...
Place: los angeles, usa
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A Man's Job (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Juha is 38 years old and has three small children and a depressed wife. He sees himself as strong and believes a man should provide for his family. But one day Juha is fired from his job. Ashamed, he weaves a web of lies to hide the fact from his ...
Style: realistic, touching, sincere, psychological, serious ...
Plot: prostitute, prostitution, unemployment, sex work, male prostitution, family relations, hidden identity, couples, family problems, life is a bitch, dishonesty, career change ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
Place: europe, finland
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The Rite (1969)
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 72 min.
Story: A judge in an unnamed country interviews three actors, together and singly, provoking them while investigating a pornographic performance for which they may face a fine. Their relationships are complicated: Sebastian, volatile, a heavy drinker, in ...
Style: art house, contemplative, serious, surreal, sexual ...
Plot: existentialism, modernism, dialogue, lawyer, nordic, philosophy, lifestyle, couple relations, dishonesty, love and romance, actor's life, society ...
Time: year 1969, 60s, 20th century
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Samaritan Girl (2004)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Yeo-jin and Jae-yeong are two teenage girls who are trying to earn money for a trip to Europe. To reach this end, Jae-yeong is prostituting herself while Yeo-jin acts as her pimp, setting her up with the clients and staying on guard for the police. ...
Style: captivating, touching, serious, realistic, erotic ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: prostitute, coming of age, murder, couples, vengeance, parents and children, revenge, female friendship, illegal prostitution, family relations, love and romance, redemption ...
Place: korea, east asia, europe, germany, south korea
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The Kreutzer Sonata (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A film by Bernard Rose, based on the novel by Leo Tolstoy with music by Ludwig Van Beethoven. Edgar Hudson meets Abby, a concert pianist, at a dinner party. Abby is involved with someone else but that doesn't stop the two from acting upon their ...
Style: erotic, sexy, serious, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot: sexual abuse, obsession, couple relations, family problems, couples, life is a bitch, crumbling marriage, dysfunctional marriage, nudity, infidelity, erotica, unfulfillment ...
Time: 21st century
Place: beverly hills, usa
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29%
Signs & Wonders (2000)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Greece
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Under the influence of signs and premonitions, a man allows himself to veer in and out of a love affair with his colleague.
Style: serious, realistic, clever, emotional, independent film ...
Plot: infidelity, introspection, love affair, life turned upside down, love triangle, couple relations, crumbling marriage, betrayal, journalism, obsession, destructive relationship, dishonesty ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: france, germany, greece, athens greece
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Prague (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Christoffer and Maja's trip to Prague to bring back Chistoffer's deceased father, evolves into the story of a brake-up. With the dead father lurking in the background, secrets gradually emerge threatening to destroy their marriage.
Style: realistic, emotional, psychological, captivating, serious ...
Plot: love, marriage, family relations, infidelity, estrangement, family problems, dysfunctional family, unfulfillment, dishonesty, couples, resentment, parents and children ...
Time: 21st century
Place: czech republic, denmark, europe, central europe, prague
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Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970)
Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Herr Raab is a technical draftsman. His wife pushes him to seek a promotion, which may be a long shot after he gives a dull and tipsy toast at an office dinner. But why would Herr Raab run amok?
Style: art house, controversial, cult classic, existential, psychological ...
Plot: family relations, uxoricide, murder, existentialism, colleague, suicide, serial killer, alienation, midlife crisis, marxism, couples, everyday life ...
Time: year 1970, 60s
Place: germany, europe
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Macho Dancer (1988)
Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 136 min.
Story: A former American soldier becomes an exotic dancer and male prostitute in Manila.
Style: sexy, serious, realistic, erotic, disturbing ...
Plot: gays and lesbians, male prostitution, lgbt, gay, glbt, police corruption, prostitute, gay subtext, male stripper, sexual abuse, teenage life, murder ...
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Place: the philippines, asia, manila philippines
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Suburban Madness (2004)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Based on the real story of Clara Harris, the Houston, Texas dentist who made headlines in July 2002 when she killed her adulterous husband by repeatedly running over him with her car.
Style: realistic, serious, disturbing, psychological
Plot: private detective, murder, family problems, couples, dishonesty, infidelity, serial killer, dentist, love triangle, under the surface, adultery, love ...
Time: 21st century
Place: texas, usa
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A Perfect Day (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Antonio and Emma have been separated for years, but he does not accept when Emma dates other men. Indeed Antonio proves obsessive, aggressive and intrusive, and again threatens Emma to hurt the children: little Kevin, shy and introverted, and the ...
Style: realistic, serious, psychological, suspense, bleak ...
Plot: crumbling marriage, dysfunctional family, obsession, ex husband, parents and children, life is a bitch, family problems, mentally unstable, losing-it hero, danger, breaking point, lgbt ...
Time: 21st century
Place: italy, europe
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Country: Cyprus, Greece
Duration: 108 min.
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Style: atmospheric, serious, psychological, captivating, disturbing ...
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Place: greece, athens greece
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Fanny and Alexander (1982)
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, France, West Germany
Duration: 188 min.
Story: Through the eyes of ten-year-old Alexander, we witness the delights and conflicts of the Ekdahl family, a sprawling bourgeois clan in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Sweden.
Style: disturbing, philosophical, art house, visual, surreal ...
Plot: childhood, ghost, christmas, children, coming of age, grief, brother sister relationship, child abuse, christmas eve, abusive stepfather, marriage as hell, boy ...
Time: turn of the century, year 1982, 20th century, victorian era, 1910s ...
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The Frost (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway, Spain
Duration: 103 min.
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Style: realistic, serious, sincere, bleak, psychological
Plot: couple relations, life is a bitch, crumbling marriage, couples, death in the family, dealing with death, guilt, death, male nudity, female nudity, psychological drama, female full frontal nudity ...
Time: 21st century
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Married/Unmarried (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Obsession and doubt control four friends' relationship.
Style: realistic, captivating, serious, sincere, semi serious
Plot: love affair, looking for love, dysfunctional family, infidelity, family problems, couples, young lovers, love and romance, crumbling marriage, couple relations, youth, destructive relationship ...
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A Streetcar Named Desire (1995)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 156 min.
Story: Blanche Dubois goes to visit her pregnant sister and husband Stanley in New Orleans. Stanley doesn't like her, and starts pushing her for information on some property he know was left to the sisters. He discovers she has mortgaged the place and ...
Style: disturbing, serious, psychological, touching, emotional ...
Plot: sister sister relationship, abusive husband, family problems, family relations, rape, redemption, unfulfillment, love and romance, obsession, infidelity, couples, human nature ...
Time: 50s
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24%
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Our Country (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Set in Milan, where people's lives are invisibly lead by money in its different shapes: too much, too little, stolen, earned, visible and even impalpable. The money flows from one story to the next, from one person to the other, becoming the ...
Style: serious, realistic, rough, bleak
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Dancing in the Dark (1986)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Via the New York Times: "To all outward appearances, Edna Cormick (Martha Henry) is the perfect housewife.... She's married to a man who'll stand up in public and say, "This is my wife," so that there'll be no confusion ...
Style: independent film, contemplative, realistic, psychological, serious ...
Plot: feminist, hospital, infidelity, murder, mental illness, violent content, unfulfillment, feminism, love and romance, crumbling marriage, couple relations, dishonesty ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: canada
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