Magic Realism
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    Movies

    Big Fish (2003)

    A young journalist (Billy Crudup) searches for the truth behind the tall tales told by his ailing...

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    Movies

    Prelude to a Kiss (1992)

    An old man kisses a bride (Meg Ryan) on her wedding day, magically transporting them and her groom...

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    The Savages (2007)

    Grown siblings (Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman) with little in common must find a way to work...

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    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

    A 19th-century martial arts master (Chow Yun-Fat) gives a sword called Green Destiny to his beloved...

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    Movies

    Field of Dreams (1989)

    An inspired Iowa farmer (Kevin Costner) builds a baseball field, then sees Shoeless Joe Jackson's...

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    Chocolat (2000)

    The mayor opposes a single mother (Juliette Binoche) who is opening a chocolate shop in his 1950s...

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    The House of the Spirits (1994)

    A rancher (Jeremy Irons), his clairvoyant wife (Meryl Streep) and their family face turbulent years...

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    Movies

    Twice Upon A Yesterday (1999)

    A shambling, out-of-work actor, desperate to win back the affections of his ex-girlfriend,...

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    People

    Juan Rulfo

    Juan Rulfo worked in Production on movies such as El Rincon de las Virgenes, El Imperio de la...

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    People

    Gabriel Garcia Marquez

    Nobel Laureate Gabriel García Márquez came to prominence in 1968 with the publication of his...

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    Movies

    Brother of Sleep (1996)

    Elias Johannes Alder possesses a luminous musical gift which was seared into his soul at the moment...

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    Movies

    Damnation

    Showing the markings of the imminent end of Communism, a group of four people plot and scheme...

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    Movies

    Requiem (1998)

    A writer, on the hottest day in August, waits for an appointment with a ghost; all the while, he...

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    Movies

    The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)

    A Chicano farmer attempts to irrigate his land despite the objections of townspeople and land...

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    Movies

    L.A. Story (1991)

    Quirks of Los Angeles define the awkward courtship of a local TV weatherman (Steve Martin) and a...

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    Faust (1994)

    Inventive, operatic presentation of the story of the German magician and astrologer held to have...

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    Movies

    The Secret of Roan Inish (1995)

    An Irish girl convinces her grandparents (Mick Lally, Eileen Colgan) to look into the mysterious...

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    Movies

    Woman on Top (2000)

    A woman (Penélope Cruz) leaves her rocky marriage in Brazil to pursue a culinary career in San...

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    Movies

    The Darkest Light

    One day, while roaming about the local Yorkshire moorlands, 10-year-old Catherine and her new Hindu...

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    Movies

    Arizona Dream (1995)

    Called to Arizona by his Cadillac-dealer uncle (Jerry Lewis), a fish-and-game warden (Johnny Depp)...

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    Movies

    Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994)

    An innocent hippie (Uma Thurman) with big thumbs hitchhikes to a beauty ranch full of raunchy...

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    Movies

    Simply Irresistible (1999)

    A man (Sean Patrick Flanery) resists falling in love with a woman (Sarah Michelle Gellar) he...

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    Movies

    Obaba

    A rural drama set in Obaba, a mythical region in northern Spain, where a young filmmaker struggled...

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    Movies

    Sea of Dreams (2007)

    After the unfortunate death of a young boy at sea, beautuful Grecia is targeted as a bad omen to any...

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    Movies

    The Lives of the Saints

    In North London, a shady dealer lives an undisturbed existence. But the arrival of a ten-year old...

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    Movies

    The Price of Milk (2001)

    After living together happily on a dairy farm for sometime, Lucinda and Rob's relationship begins to...

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    Movies

    Kiss Me Goodbye (1982)

    A widow's (Sally Field) husband (James Caan) returns as a ghost, making her love life a threesome...

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    Movies

    Antonia's Line (1996)

    A dying elderly woman (Willeke Van Ammelrooy) recalls returning to her Dutch hometown after World...

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    Movies

    Village of Dreams (1998)

    Taken from events in an autobiographical book by painter Seizo Tashima, a look at the peaceful world...

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    Movies

    The Music of Chance (1993)

    Two men face the consequences of gambling after playing with men beyond their league.