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Scarlet (2023)

A French widower and WWI veteran returns home after the war to raise his newborn daughter.

Directed byPietro Marcello

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  1. 01

    Lover for a Day

    Strong story similarity

    2017 · 76 min · Drama · Romance

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    After a bad breakup, a college-aged Parisian moves into her father's flat only to discover that he is living with his new girlfriend - a young woman her age.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • shared production studio: ARTE France Cinéma
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  2. 02

    Diary of a Fleeting Affair

    Strong story similarity

    2022 · 100 min · Comedy · Drama · Romance

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    A single mother and a married man enter into an affair with the understanding that their relationship is purely sexual. Though they agree the relationship has no future, they find themselves increasingly drawn into each other's company.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  3. 03

    Farewell, Mr. Haffmann

    Strong story similarity

    2022 · 115 min · Drama · History

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    Paris 1942. François Mercier is an ordinary man who only aspires to start a family with the woman he loves, Blanche. He is also the employee of a talented jeweler, Mr. Haffmann. But faced with the German occupation, the two men will have no other choice but to conclude an agreement whose consequences, over the months, will upset the fate of our three characters.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  4. 04

    Forgotten Love

    Strong story similarity

    2023 · 140 min · Drama · Romance

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    A once-respected surgeon who's lost his family and his memory gets a chance at redemption when he reconnects with someone from his forgotten past.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  5. 05

    I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere

    Strong story similarity

    2020 · 89 min · Drama · Romance

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    In the beautiful family home, at the end of the summer, Monique celebrates her 70th birthday, surrounded by her 4 children, all of whom have come for the occasion. There is Jean-Pierre, the elder, who took on the role of head of the family after the death of his father; Juliette, pregnant with her first child at 40 and who still dreams of becoming a writer; Margaux, the family’s radical artist, and Mathieu, 30, anxious to seduce pretty Sarah. Later, one day, one of them will make a life-changing decision ...

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  6. 06

    Love

    Strong story similarity

    2015 · 134 min · Drama · Romance

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    Murphy is an American living in Paris who enters a highly sexually and emotionally charged relationship with the unstable Electra. Unaware of the seismic effect it will have on their relationship, they invite their pretty neighbor into their bed.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  7. 07

    La Belle Époque

    Strong story similarity

    2019 · 115 min · Comedy · Drama

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    Victor, a disillusioned 60-something whose marriage is on the rocks, opts to relive the week of his life when, 40 years earlier, he met his true love through a company that allows customers to return to the time period of their choosing.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • a closely matched era
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  8. 08

    Custody

    Strong story similarity

    2018 · 93 min · Drama · Thriller

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    Miriam and Antoine have recently separated. While she’s willing to permit their 17-year-old daughter Josephine to decide living arrangements for herself, Miriam is desperate to keep her youngest, 11-year-old Julien, away from his father. But the magistrate rules in favour of joint custody, and suddenly the boy is thrown directly into the middle of an escalating parental conflict, where it seems inevitable that sides must be chosen.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
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  9. 09

    Back to Burgundy

    Strong story similarity

    2017 · 113 min · Comedy · Drama

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    Jean left his hometown ten years ago. When his father falls ill, he comes back and reunites with his sister Juliette and his brother Jérémie. As seasons go by around their vineyard, they'll have to trust each other again.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
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  10. 10

    It’s All Good

    Shared cast

    2026 · 91 min · Comedy · Romance

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    After taking care of his intrusive mother for years, Elie is relieved: she is cured. He can finally focus on his own life and falls in love… until his mom’s relapse. Now he has to take care of both the women in his life!

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • a principal cast member
    • a closely matched era
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