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Come Back, Little Sheba (1952), Elisa, My Love (1977), Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973), Wild Strawberries (1957), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), The Oyster and the Wind (1997), Wild Strawberries (1957) ... Let's take a look at the following list...

Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)

Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)

7.5/10 Drama

An emotionally remote recovering alcoholic and his dowdy, unambitious wife face a personal crisis when they take in an attractive lodger.

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Elisa, My Love (1977)

Elisa, My Love (1977)

7.3/10 Drama

Elisa has not seen her father Luis for nine years, but she receives a telegram from her sister Isabel in a moment of crisis of her marriage with Antonio telling that her father is ill and she decides to travel to the countryside of Madrid with Isabel and her brother-in-law Julián and their two children to visit Luis for his birthday. Elisa decides to stay with his fat...Read all

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Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973)

Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973)

6.4/10 Drama

Rita, a middle aged New York City homemaker, finds herself in an emotional crisis which forces her to re-examine her life, as well as her relationships with her mother, her eye doctor husband, her alienated daughter and estranged son.

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Wild Strawberries (1957)

Wild Strawberries (1957)

8.2/10 Romance, Drama

After living a life marked by coldness, an aging professor is forced to confront the emptiness of his existence.

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Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

7.9/10 Comedy, Drama

Between two Thanksgivings two years apart, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.

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The Oyster and the Wind (1997)

The Oyster and the Wind (1997)

6.9/10 Drama

A fantasy/mystery about the disappearance of a lighthouse owner and his daughter.

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Wild Strawberries (1957)

Wild Strawberries (1957)

9.5/10 Drama

An old Swedish professor (Victor Sjöström) sees his life pass by in a series of nightmarish flashbacks.

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Golden Exits (2017)

Golden Exits (2017)

5.8/10 Drama

An intersectional narrative of two families in Brooklyn and the unraveling of unspoken unhappiness that occurs when a young foreign girl spending time abroad upsets the balance on both sides.

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Heat and Sunlight (1987)

Heat and Sunlight (1987)

5.3/10 Drama

Over 16 hours, in February, 1987, a man confronts jealously and rage as a love affair falters. Photojournalist Mel Hurley returns home to San Francisco on the eve of his birthday, expecting his lover, Carmen, to meet him at the airport and tell him if she will be exclusively his. She's not there, she wants more time. Almost 20 years ago, he'd photographed civil war in...Read all

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Autumn Sonata (1978)

Autumn Sonata (1978)

8.3/10 Drama, Music

A married daughter who longs for her mother's love is visited by the latter, a successful concert pianist.

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The Mend (2014)

The Mend (2014)

7.8/10 Comedy, Drama

Mat and Alan, estranged brothers, reunite just before Alan leaves for a vacation with his girlfriend. When he returns sooner than expected without his girlfriend, Alan finds Mat and his family have moved into his apartment.

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Faces (1968)

Faces (1968)

7.6/10 Drama

A middle-aged man leaves his wife for another woman. Shortly after, his ex-wife also begins a relationship with a younger partner. The film follows their struggles to find love amongst each other.

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Hard Goodbyes: My Father (2002)

Hard Goodbyes: My Father (2002)

7.1/10 Drama

In 1969 Athens, a 10 year old boy struggles to come to terms with the sudden death of his father.

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The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960)

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960)

7.1/10 Drama

In Oklahoma in the 1920s, Rubin Flood (Robert Preston) loses his job as a travelling salesman when the company goes bankrupt. This adds to his worries at home. His wife Cora (Dorothy McGuire) is frigid because of trying to make ends meet. His teenage daughter Reenie (Shirley Knight) is afraid of going out on dates, but eventually makes friends with a troubled Jewish b...Read all

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Judy Berlin (1999)

Judy Berlin (1999)

6.9/10 Comedy, Drama

A lonely, but talented teacher enjoys a flirtation with the (married) principal of the school, who returns her affections, but is hampered by his family members. Whilst the teacher and principal can steal their fleeting moments during an eclipse.

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A Delicate Balance (1973)

A Delicate Balance (1973)

6.7/10 Drama

A well-to-do Connecticut family is upended when the grown daughter's godparents, seized by a nameless terror, decide to come live with them.

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Our Town (1940)

Our Town (1940)

6.6/10 Drama

Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century.

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I Could Read the Sky (1999)

I Could Read the Sky (1999)

6.3/10 Drama

The film tells of the memories and feeling of loss of an Irish immigrant who eventually winds up doing construction work in the anonymous cities of England.

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