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Le procès-verbal 1963Also contemplative, contemporary and grave
Galatea 2.2 1995Also contemporary, contemplative and intimate
Open city 2011Also contemplative, contemporary and character-led
Severina 2014Also contemporary, contemplative and grave
City of glass 1985Also contemporary, contemplative and grave
Diary of a Bad Year 2007Also contemporary, contemplative and intimate
Yume No Hon 2005Also contemplative, contemporary and character-led
Kudos 2018Also contemporary, contemplative and character-led
Cages 1998Also contemporary, contemplative and character-led
Weather 2020Also contemporary, contemplative and character-led- Dissipatio H.G 1977Also contemplative, contemporary and character-led
Actress in the House 2003Also contemporary, contemplative and grave
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Films
The Girlfriend Experience 2009Also contemporary, contemplative and cool
Wild Tigers I Have Known 2006Also contemporary, contemplative and grave
Aloys 2016Also contemporary, contemplative and grave
Albums
- Marshmallows 1996Also contemplative, character-led and contemporary
- myloveilove 2001Also contemporary, contemplative and character-led
- You Go Now 2000Also contemplative, character-led and contemporary
Games
Mu Cartographer 2016Also contemporary, contemplative and grave
The Search 2017Also contemporary, contemplative and grave
Chasing Light 2020Also contemporary, contemplative and character-led
Series
My Liberation Notes 2022Also contemporary, contemplative and character-led
Tear Along the Dotted Line 2021Also contemplative, contemporary and character-led
The Girlfriend Experience 2016Also contemporary and grave
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